Cottonwood Falls, KS Population

Overview

832

Total Population

44.1

Median age

48.68%

Female population %

105.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

65.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

43

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Cottonwood Falls is 44.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cottonwood Falls's population under 18 was 17.55%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cottonwood Falls's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.12% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cottonwood Falls, 14.30% were under the age of 15, 17.07% aged 15 to 29, 43.51% aged 30 to 64, 21.51% aged 65 to 84, and 3.61% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 22 less females than males in Cottonwood Falls:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.68% females and 51.32% males in Cottonwood Falls, KS.
The Cottonwood Falls, KS gender ratio is 105.4:100 i.e. 105.4 men to 100 women (1.054).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 56.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 50.

Cottonwood Falls's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Cottonwood Falls population: 88.46% are White, 3.12% are Black or African American, 0.72% are some other race and 7.69% are multiracial.
Cottonwood Falls's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 43 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 789 (94.83% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cottonwood Falls is White with a population of 736 (88.46% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 960 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Cottonwood Falls's population decreased by 58 (6.04%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cottonwood Falls's population decreased by 54 (5.99%), 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, Cottonwood Falls's population was lowest in year 2018 at 837.