Elkhart, KS Population

Overview

1,641

Total Population

33.6

Median age

54.05%

Female population %

85:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

80.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

381

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Elkhart's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Elkhart is 33.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Elkhart's population under 18 was 25.66%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Elkhart's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.20% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Elkhart, 25.53% were under the age of 15, 15.30% aged 15 to 29, 39.98% aged 30 to 64, 16.03% aged 65 to 84, and 3.17% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 133 more females than males in Elkhart:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.05% females and 45.95% males in Elkhart, KS.
The Elkhart, KS gender ratio is 85:100 i.e. 85 men to 100 women (0.850).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 186.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 89.

Elkhart's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Elkhart population: 87.75% are White, 0.12% are Black or African American, 1.58% are Asian and 10.54% are multiracial.
Elkhart's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 381 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,26 (76.78% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Elkhart is White with a population of 1,44 (87.75% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,270 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Elkhart's population decreased by 59 (2.60%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Elkhart's population decreased by 327 (14.79%), 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, Elkhart's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,726.