Doniphan County, KS Population

Overview

7,549

Total Population

41.8

Median age

49.03%

Female population %

104:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

55.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

22

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Doniphan County is 41.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Doniphan County's population under 18 was 19.68%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Doniphan County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.57% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Doniphan County, 16.28% were under the age of 15, 23.42% aged 15 to 29, 40.73% aged 30 to 64, 16.81% aged 65 to 84, and 2.76% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 147 less females than males in Doniphan County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.03% females and 50.97% males in Doniphan County, KS.
The Doniphan County, KS gender ratio is 104:100 i.e. 104 men to 100 women (1.040).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 409.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 372.

Doniphan County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Doniphan County population: 91.61% are White, 5.07% are Black or African American, 0.64% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.11% are Asian, 0.05% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.07% are some other race and 2.45% are multiracial.
Doniphan County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 22 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,329 (97.09% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Doniphan County is White with a population of 6,916 (91.61% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 8,228 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Doniphan County's population decreased by 269 (3.27%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Doniphan County's population decreased by 496 (6.23%), 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, Doniphan County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 7,440.