Effingham, KS Population

Overview

617

Total Population

54.3

Median age

50.73%

Female population %

97.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

118.8

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

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

The median age in Effingham is 54.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Effingham's population under 18 was 15.56%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Effingham's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 41.33% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Effingham, 12.97% were under the age of 15, 14.59% aged 15 to 29, 31.12% aged 30 to 64, 38.09% aged 65 to 84, and 3.24% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 9 more females than males in Effingham:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.73% females and 49.27% males in Effingham, KS.
The Effingham, KS gender ratio is 97.1:100 i.e. 97.1 men to 100 women (0.971).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 82.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 86.

Effingham's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Effingham population: 98.87% are White and 1.13% are multiracial.
Effingham's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 611 (99.03% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Effingham is White with a population of 61 (98.87% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 597 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Effingham's population decreased by 40 (6.77%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Effingham's population decreased by 57 (10.34%), 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, Effingham's population was lowest in year 2022 at 485.