Cloud County, KS Population

Overview

9,037

Total Population

38.6

Median age

49.03%

Female population %

103.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

70.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

326

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Cloud County is 38.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cloud County's population under 18 was 24.44%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cloud County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.80% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cloud County, 20.53% were under the age of 15, 18.10% aged 15 to 29, 40.57% aged 30 to 64, 17.52% aged 65 to 84, and 3.29% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 175 less females than males in Cloud County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.03% females and 50.97% males in Cloud County, KS.
The Cloud County, KS gender ratio is 103.9:100 i.e. 103.9 men to 100 women (1.039).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 426.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 332.

Cloud County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Cloud County population: 94.53% are White, 1.44% are Black or African American, 0.33% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.01% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.34% are some other race and 3.34% are multiracial.
Cloud County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 326 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,711 (96.39% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cloud County is White with a population of 8,543 (94.53% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 10,228 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Cloud County's population decreased by 710 (6.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cloud County's population decreased by 510 (5.36%), 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, Cloud County's population was lowest in year 2018 at 8,725.