Argonia, KS Population

Overview

594

Total Population

39.2

Median age

52.69%

Female population %

89.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

58.0

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

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

The median age in Argonia is 39.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Argonia's population under 18 was 31.48%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Argonia's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.16% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Argonia, 20.54% were under the age of 15, 23.74% aged 15 to 29, 39.56% aged 30 to 64, 14.48% aged 65 to 84, and 1.68% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 32 more females than males in Argonia:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.69% females and 47.31% males in Argonia, KS.
The Argonia, KS gender ratio is 89.8:100 i.e. 89.8 men to 100 women (0.898).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 58.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 73.

Argonia's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Argonia population: 92.76% are White, 2.02% are Black or African American, 1.18% are some other race and 4.04% are multiracial.
Argonia'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 587 (98.82% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Argonia is White with a population of 551 (92.76% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 533 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Argonia's population decreased by 24 (4.50%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Argonia's population decreased by 50 (9.82%), 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, Argonia's population was lowest in year 2022 at 455.