Atchison, KS Population

Overview

10,773

Total Population

31.1

Median age

52.49%

Female population %

90.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

50.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

493

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Atchison's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Atchison is 31.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Atchison's population under 18 was 24.64%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Atchison's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.92% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Atchison, 19.80% were under the age of 15, 28.97% aged 15 to 29, 37.31% aged 30 to 64, 11.19% aged 65 to 84, and 2.73% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 537 more females than males in Atchison:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.49% females and 47.51% males in Atchison, KS.
The Atchison, KS gender ratio is 90.5:100 i.e. 90.5 men to 100 women (0.905).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 654.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 729.

Atchison's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Atchison population: 84.63% are White, 3.69% are Black or African American, 0.25% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.69% are Asian, 1.47% are some other race and 9.27% are multiracial.
Atchison's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 493 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,28 (95.42% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Atchison is White with a population of 9,117 (84.63% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 10,968 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Atchison's population increased by 270 (2.52%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Atchison's population decreased by 100 (0.91%), 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, Atchison's population was lowest in year 2008 at 10,454.