Sun Valley, ID Population

Overview

1,277

Total Population

58.0

Median age

52.70%

Female population %

89.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

87.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

122

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Sun Valley's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Sun Valley is 58.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sun Valley's population under 18 was 10.34%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sun Valley's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 41.66% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sun Valley, 4.86% were under the age of 15, 15.90% aged 15 to 29, 37.59% aged 30 to 64, 38.92% aged 65 to 84, and 2.74% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 69 more females than males in Sun Valley:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.70% females and 47.30% males in Sun Valley, ID.
The Sun Valley, ID gender ratio is 89.7:100 i.e. 89.7 men to 100 women (0.897).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 125.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 145.

Sun Valley's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sun Valley population: 89.19% are White, 2.43% are Black or African American, 0.39% are Asian, 2.27% are some other race and 5.72% are multiracial.
Sun Valley's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 122 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,155 (90.45% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sun Valley is White with a population of 1,139 (89.19% of the total population).

Sun Valley's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,805 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Sun Valley's population decreased by 92 (6.15%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sun Valley's population increased by 387 (27.54%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Sun Valley's population was lowest in year 2011 at 1,391.