Comanche County, KS Population

Overview

1,809

Total Population

48.8

Median age

50.03%

Female population %

99.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

82.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Comanche County is 48.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Comanche County's population under 18 was 20.95%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Comanche County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.86% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Comanche County, 17.47% were under the age of 15, 12.05% aged 15 to 29, 42.62% aged 30 to 64, 22.50% aged 65 to 84, and 5.36% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1 more females than males in Comanche County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.03% females and 49.97% males in Comanche County, KS.
The Comanche County, KS gender ratio is 99.9:100 i.e. 99.9 men to 100 women (0.999).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 110.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 104.

Comanche County's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Comanche County population: 97.68% are White, 0.11% are Black or African American, 0.11% are some other race and 2.10% are multiracial.
Comanche County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,749 (96.68% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Comanche County is White with a population of 1,767 (97.68% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,985 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Comanche County's population decreased by 69 (3.53%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Comanche County's population decreased by 206 (10.92%), 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, Comanche County's population was lowest in year 2021 at 1,660.