Overview
254
Total Population
31.6
Median age
35.83%
Female population %
179.1:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
20-24 years
Largest age group
70.5
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
5
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Ford's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Ford is 31.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Ford's population under 18 was 21.26%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Ford's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.65% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Ford, 19.69% were under the age of 15, 24.80% aged 15 to 29, 33.86% aged 30 to 64, 20.87% aged 65 to 84, and 0.79% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 72 less females than males in Ford:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 35.83% females and 64.17% males in Ford, KS.
- The Ford, KS gender ratio is 179.1:100 i.e. 179.1 men to 100 women (1.791).
- For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 31.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 12.
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Race / Ethnicity
Ford's population is not that diverse:
- Racial distribution of Ford population: 98.82% are White and 1.18% are multiracial.
- Ford's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 249 (98.03% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Ford is White with a population of 251 (98.82% of the total population).
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Year by year
Ford's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 331 in the year 2009
- From 2000 to 2010, Ford's population decreased by 98 (31.11%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Ford's population decreased by 13 (5.99%), 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's population was lowest in year 2022 at 203.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)