Dighton, KS Population

Overview

737

Total Population

42.6

Median age

46.81%

Female population %

113.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

73.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

136

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Dighton is 42.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Dighton's population under 18 was 23.74%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Dighton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.90% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Dighton, 21.57% were under the age of 15, 16.69% aged 15 to 29, 40.84% aged 30 to 64, 16.96% aged 65 to 84, and 3.93% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 47 less females than males in Dighton:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.81% females and 53.19% males in Dighton, KS.
The Dighton, KS gender ratio is 113.6:100 i.e. 113.6 men to 100 women (1.136).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 53.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 53.

Dighton's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Dighton population: 86.57% are White, 0.14% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 5.16% are Asian, 8.01% are some other race and 0.14% are multiracial.
Dighton's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 136 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 601 (81.55% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Dighton is White with a population of 638 (86.57% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,243 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Dighton's population decreased by 223 (17.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Dighton's population decreased by 56 (5.49%), 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, Dighton's population was lowest in year 2019 at 896.