Sycamore, KY Population

Overview

138

Total Population

57.2

Median age

54.35%

Female population %

84:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

56.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

7

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sycamore is 57.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sycamore's population under 18 was 7.97%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sycamore's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 33.33% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sycamore, 2.90% were under the age of 15, 18.84% aged 15 to 29, 44.93% aged 30 to 64, 22.46% aged 65 to 84, and 10.87% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 12 more females than males in Sycamore:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.35% females and 45.65% males in Sycamore, KY.
The Sycamore, KY gender ratio is 84:100 i.e. 84 men to 100 women (0.840).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 13.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 12.

Sycamore's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Sycamore population: 77.54% are White, 19.57% are Black or African American and 2.90% are multiracial.
Sycamore's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 7 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 131 (94.93% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sycamore is White with a population of 107 (77.54% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 176 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Sycamore's population increased by 1 (0.63%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sycamore's population increased by 7 (4.38%), 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, Sycamore's population was lowest in year 2000 at 159.