Casey County, KY Population

Overview

15,863

Total Population

42.6

Median age

51.84%

Female population %

92.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

65.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

48

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Casey County is 42.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Casey County's population under 18 was 23.08%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Casey County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.36% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Casey County, 19.20% were under the age of 15, 17.23% aged 15 to 29, 43.21% aged 30 to 64, 18.66% aged 65 to 84, and 1.70% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 583 more females than males in Casey County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.84% females and 48.16% males in Casey County, KY.
The Casey County, KY gender ratio is 92.9:100 i.e. 92.9 men to 100 women (0.929).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 598.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 687.

Casey County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Casey County population: 95.83% are White, 0.86% are Black or African American, 0.09% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.18% are Asian, 0.86% are some other race and 2.19% are multiracial.
Casey County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 48 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 15,383 (96.97% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Casey County is White with a population of 15,201 (95.83% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 16,541 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Casey County's population increased by 513 (3.32%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Casey County's population decreased by 63 (0.39%), 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, Casey County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 15,474.