Bushton, KS Population

Overview

320

Total Population

50.5

Median age

59.06%

Female population %

69.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

75-79 years

Largest age group

103.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

38

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Bushton is 50.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bushton's population under 18 was 26.25%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bushton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 30.31% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bushton, 20.62% were under the age of 15, 18.44% aged 15 to 29, 30.63% aged 30 to 64, 29.69% aged 65 to 84, and 0.62% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 58 more females than males in Bushton:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 59.06% females and 40.94% males in Bushton, KS.
The Bushton, KS gender ratio is 69.3:100 i.e. 69.3 men to 100 women (0.693).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 18.
For the female population, the largest age group is 75-79 years with a population of 44.

Bushton's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Bushton population: 85% are White, 5.31% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 9.69% are multiracial.
Bushton's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 38 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 282 (88.12% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bushton is White with a population of 272 (85% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 311 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Bushton's population decreased by 29 (9.32%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bushton's population decreased by 80 (28.37%), 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, Bushton's population was lowest in year 2020 at 202.