Elliott County, KY Population

Overview

7,414

Total Population

43.6

Median age

43.16%

Female population %

131.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

53.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

52

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Elliott County is 43.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Elliott County's population under 18 was 18.05%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Elliott County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.91% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Elliott County, 14.82% were under the age of 15, 18.06% aged 15 to 29, 47.21% aged 30 to 64, 18.71% aged 65 to 84, and 1.20% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,014 less females than males in Elliott County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 43.16% females and 56.84% males in Elliott County, KY.
The Elliott County, KY gender ratio is 131.7:100 i.e. 131.7 men to 100 women (1.317).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 385.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 275.

Elliott County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Elliott County population: 96.07% are White, 3.40% are Black or African American, 0.20% are some other race and 0.32% are multiracial.
Elliott County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 52 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,362 (99.30% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Elliott County is White with a population of 7,123 (96.07% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 8,345 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Elliott County's population increased by 1,074 (15.86%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Elliott County's population decreased by 512 (6.53%), 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, Elliott County's population was lowest in year 2001 at 6,712.