Ford County, KS Population

Overview

34,426

Total Population

32.6

Median age

47.89%

Female population %

108.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

57.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

19,209

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ford County is 32.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ford County's population under 18 was 30.34%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ford County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 10.94% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ford County, 25.59% were under the age of 15, 21.88% aged 15 to 29, 41.58% aged 30 to 64, 9.54% aged 65 to 84, and 1.40% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,456 less females than males in Ford County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.89% females and 52.11% males in Ford County, KS.
The Ford County, KS gender ratio is 108.8:100 i.e. 108.8 men to 100 women (1.088).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 1,521.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 1,475.

Ford County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ford County population: 77.14% are White, 2.12% are Black or African American, 0.75% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.38% are Asian, 0.09% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 7.89% are some other race and 10.63% are multiracial.
Ford County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 19,209 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 15,217 (44.20% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ford County is White with a population of 26,557 (77.14% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 34,923 in the year 2014
From 2000 to 2010, Ford County's population increased by 1,433 (4.40%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ford County's population increased by 202 (0.59%), 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, Ford County's population was lowest in year 2002 at 32,207.