Fordsville, KY Population

Overview

584

Total Population

26.3

Median age

62.16%

Female population %

60.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

45.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

16

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Fordsville is 26.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Fordsville's population under 18 was 16.61%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Fordsville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.92% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Fordsville, 15.41% were under the age of 15, 41.27% aged 15 to 29, 27.40% aged 30 to 64, 13.70% aged 65 to 84, and 2.23% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 142 more females than males in Fordsville:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 62.16% females and 37.84% males in Fordsville, KY.
The Fordsville, KY gender ratio is 60.9:100 i.e. 60.9 men to 100 women (0.609).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 28.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 146.

Fordsville's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Fordsville population: 74.14% are White, 25.51% are Black or African American, 0.17% are some other race and 0.17% are multiracial.
Fordsville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 16 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 568 (97.26% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Fordsville is White with a population of 433 (74.14% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 567 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Fordsville's population decreased by 29 (5.29%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Fordsville's population decreased by 75 (14.45%), 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, Fordsville's population was lowest in year 2022 at 441.