Sykesville, PA Population

Overview

963

Total Population

44.3

Median age

50.57%

Female population %

97.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

69.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

8

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sykesville is 44.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sykesville's population under 18 was 20.35%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sykesville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.05% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sykesville, 18.07% were under the age of 15, 18.59% aged 15 to 29, 40.29% aged 30 to 64, 20.98% aged 65 to 84, and 2.08% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 11 more females than males in Sykesville:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.57% females and 49.43% males in Sykesville, PA.
The Sykesville, PA gender ratio is 97.7:100 i.e. 97.7 men to 100 women (0.977).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 48.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 54.

Sykesville's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Sykesville population: 99.48% are White and 0.52% are Black or African American.
Sykesville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 8 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 955 (99.17% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sykesville is White with a population of 958 (99.48% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,248 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Sykesville's population decreased by 87 (6.97%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sykesville's population decreased by 45 (3.88%), 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, Sykesville's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,098.