Caldwell County, KY Population

Overview

12,641

Total Population

43.0

Median age

51.51%

Female population %

94.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

66.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

182

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Caldwell County is 43.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Caldwell County's population under 18 was 22.69%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Caldwell County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.07% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Caldwell County, 18.69% were under the age of 15, 17.47% aged 15 to 29, 42.76% aged 30 to 64, 17.49% aged 65 to 84, and 3.58% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 383 more females than males in Caldwell County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.51% females and 48.49% males in Caldwell County, KY.
The Caldwell County, KY gender ratio is 94.1:100 i.e. 94.1 men to 100 women (0.941).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 514.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 569.

Caldwell County's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Caldwell County population: 91.88% are White, 6.50% are Black or African American and 1.62% are multiracial.
Caldwell County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 182 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 12,459 (98.56% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Caldwell County is White with a population of 11,614 (91.88% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 13,026 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Caldwell County's population decreased by 9 (0.07%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Caldwell County's population decreased by 376 (2.89%), 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, Caldwell County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 12,570.