Coldwater, KS Population

Overview

776

Total Population

45.3

Median age

55.28%

Female population %

80.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

101.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

28

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Coldwater is 45.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Coldwater's population under 18 was 19.46%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Coldwater's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 33.63% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Coldwater, 16.62% were under the age of 15, 14.82% aged 15 to 29, 34.92% aged 30 to 64, 22.94% aged 65 to 84, and 10.70% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 82 more females than males in Coldwater:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.28% females and 44.72% males in Coldwater, KS.
The Coldwater, KS gender ratio is 80.9:100 i.e. 80.9 men to 100 women (0.809).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 43.
For the female population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 70.

Coldwater's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Coldwater population: 94.85% are White, 0.26% are Black or African American, 0.26% are some other race and 4.64% are multiracial.
Coldwater's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 28 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 748 (96.39% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Coldwater is White with a population of 736 (94.85% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 847 in the year 2014
From 2000 to 2010, Coldwater's population increased by 20 (2.50%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Coldwater's population decreased by 138 (16.81%), 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, Coldwater's population was lowest in year 2021 at 675.