Sandersville, MS Population

Overview

586

Total Population

42.6

Median age

44.20%

Female population %

126.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

58.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

15

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sandersville is 42.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sandersville's population under 18 was 21.16%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sandersville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.43% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sandersville, 18.60% were under the age of 15, 17.58% aged 15 to 29, 45.39% aged 30 to 64, 17.24% aged 65 to 84, and 1.19% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 68 less females than males in Sandersville:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 44.20% females and 55.80% males in Sandersville, MS.
The Sandersville, MS gender ratio is 126.3:100 i.e. 126.3 men to 100 women (1.263).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 61.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 39.

Sandersville's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Sandersville population: 96.42% are White and 3.58% are Black or African American.
Sandersville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 15 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 571 (97.44% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sandersville is White with a population of 565 (96.42% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 816 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Sandersville's population decreased by 56 (7.12%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sandersville's population decreased by 96 (13.13%), 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, Sandersville's population was lowest in year 2022 at 624.