Census shows median age in fast-growing community increases to 37.5 from 34.1 in 2000.
As Sussex has grown rapidly, it also has aged quickly, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The median age of the 10,518 residents in Sussex in 2010 was 37.5 years. In the 2000 census, the median age was 34.1. The Census Bureau's latest data is called the Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics. Visit American FactFinder to research more from the 2000 and 2010 Census counts. The data also show that while Sussex remains overwhelmingly white — 95.2 percent — that homogeny has slowly dwindled of the last 20 years. Hispanics comprise 2.4 percent of the population and Asians 2.1 percent.
Overall population rises 19 percent, but Asian population has more than tripled since 2000, new figures show.
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011
The village of Sussex's population grew by 19 percent over the last decade and has more than doubled in the last 20 years, new census figures show. The village's official population stands at 10,518, up from 8,828 in 2000. And while the village remains overwhelmingly white, Sussex is more diverse than it has ever been, according to data from the 2010 census, which was released last week. The most dramatic growth has come in Sussex's Asian population, which has more than tripled in the last 10 years — from 71 in 2000 to 224 last year. In 1990, there were just 17 Sussex residents who said they were Asian. The village's Hispanic population also is on the rise, climbing from 147 people in 2000 to 249 in 2010, the figures show. That's a 69 …
