Bushong, KS Population

Overview

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Total Population

45.6

Median age

27.78%

Female population %

26:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

28.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Bushong is 45.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bushong's population under 18 was 8.33%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bushong's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.89% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bushong, 8.33% were under the age of 15, 2.78% aged 15 to 29, 75.00% aged 30 to 64, 13.89% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 16 less females than males in Bushong:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 27.78% females and 72.22% males in Bushong, KS.
The Bushong, KS gender ratio is 26:100 i.e. 26 men to 100 women (2.600).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 19.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 6.

Bushong's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Bushong population: 97.22% are White and 2.78% are multiracial.
Bushong's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 34 (94.44% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bushong is White with a population of 35 (97.22% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 57 in the year 2002
From 2000 to 2010, Bushong's population decreased by 21 (38.18%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bushong's population decreased by 3 (8.82%), 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, Bushong's population was lowest in year 2020 at 31.