Benham, KY Population

Overview

675

Total Population

42.1

Median age

47.41%

Female population %

110.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

77.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Benham is 42.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Benham's population under 18 was 18.07%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Benham's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.52% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Benham, 17.04% were under the age of 15, 18.52% aged 15 to 29, 37.93% aged 30 to 64, 21.93% aged 65 to 84, and 4.59% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 35 less females than males in Benham:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.41% females and 52.59% males in Benham, KY.
The Benham, KY gender ratio is 110.9:100 i.e. 110.9 men to 100 women (1.109).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 52.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 35.

Benham's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Benham population: 84.89% are White, 0.74% are some other race and 14.37% are multiracial.
Benham's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 675 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Benham is White with a population of 573 (84.89% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 570 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Benham's population decreased by 66 (11.58%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Benham's population increased by 5 (0.99%), 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, Benham's population was lowest in year 2019 at 426.