Delphos, KS Population

Overview

355

Total Population

46.6

Median age

50.70%

Female population %

97.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

80.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Delphos is 46.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Delphos's population under 18 was 23.38%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Delphos's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.10% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Delphos, 21.41% were under the age of 15, 17.18% aged 15 to 29, 38.31% aged 30 to 64, 20.56% aged 65 to 84, and 2.54% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 5 more females than males in Delphos:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.70% females and 49.30% males in Delphos, KS.
The Delphos, KS gender ratio is 97.2:100 i.e. 97.2 men to 100 women (0.972).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 18.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 22.

Delphos's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Delphos population: 93.80% are White, 0.56% are Black or African American and 5.63% are multiracial.
Delphos's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 335 (94.37% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Delphos is White with a population of 333 (93.80% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 471 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Delphos's population decreased by 110 (23.35%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Delphos's population decreased by 61 (16.90%), 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, Delphos's population was lowest in year 2022 at 299.