Faulk County, SD Population

Overview

2,157

Total Population

46.6

Median age

53.50%

Female population %

86.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

90.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Faulk County is 46.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Faulk County's population under 18 was 25.82%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Faulk County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.08% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Faulk County, 22.35% were under the age of 15, 12.70% aged 15 to 29, 39.87% aged 30 to 64, 15.99% aged 65 to 84, and 9.09% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 151 more females than males in Faulk County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.50% females and 46.50% males in Faulk County, SD.
The Faulk County, SD gender ratio is 86.9:100 i.e. 86.9 men to 100 women (0.869).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 121.
For the female population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 158.

Faulk County's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Faulk County population: 97.17% are White, 0.60% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.23% are multiracial.
Faulk County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,137 (99.07% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Faulk County is White with a population of 2,096 (97.17% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,607 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Faulk County's population decreased by 239 (9.17%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Faulk County's population decreased by 240 (10.14%), 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, Faulk County's population was lowest in year 2021 at 2,126.