Ellsworth County, KS Population

Overview

6,403

Total Population

42.3

Median age

44.03%

Female population %

127.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

58.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

398

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ellsworth County is 42.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ellsworth County's population under 18 was 18.91%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ellsworth County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.88% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ellsworth County, 16.07% were under the age of 15, 18.21% aged 15 to 29, 44.84% aged 30 to 64, 18.23% aged 65 to 84, and 2.66% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 765 less females than males in Ellsworth County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 44.03% females and 55.97% males in Ellsworth County, KS.
The Ellsworth County, KS gender ratio is 127.1:100 i.e. 127.1 men to 100 women (1.271).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 305.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 227.

Ellsworth County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ellsworth County population: 88.72% are White, 3.42% are Black or African American, 0.95% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.23% are Asian, 0.61% are some other race and 5.06% are multiracial.
Ellsworth County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 398 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,005 (93.78% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ellsworth County is White with a population of 5,681 (88.72% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,519 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Ellsworth County's population decreased by 1 (0.02%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ellsworth County's population decreased by 149 (2.29%), 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, Ellsworth County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 6,093.