Fleming County, KY Population

Overview

14,996

Total Population

40.6

Median age

50.54%

Female population %

97.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

60.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

163

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Fleming County is 40.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Fleming County's population under 18 was 24.39%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Fleming County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.62% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Fleming County, 19.99% were under the age of 15, 18.34% aged 15 to 29, 44.05% aged 30 to 64, 15.95% aged 65 to 84, and 1.67% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 162 more females than males in Fleming County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.54% females and 49.46% males in Fleming County, KY.
The Fleming County, KY gender ratio is 97.9:100 i.e. 97.9 men to 100 women (0.979).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 532.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 578.

Fleming County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Fleming County population: 95.54% are White, 1.51% are Black or African American, 0.12% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.27% are Asian, 0.47% are some other race and 2.08% are multiracial.
Fleming County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 163 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 14,833 (98.91% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Fleming County is White with a population of 14,327 (95.54% of the total population).

Fleming County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 15,288 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Fleming County's population increased by 567 (4.10%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Fleming County's population increased by 700 (4.86%), 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, Fleming County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 13,831.