Gallatin County, KY Population

Overview

8,694

Total Population

38.6

Median age

48.59%

Female population %

105.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

49.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

454

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Gallatin County is 38.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gallatin County's population under 18 was 24.27%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gallatin County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.79% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gallatin County, 19.48% were under the age of 15, 20.37% aged 15 to 29, 46.35% aged 30 to 64, 12.02% aged 65 to 84, and 1.77% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 246 less females than males in Gallatin County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.59% females and 51.41% males in Gallatin County, KY.
The Gallatin County, KY gender ratio is 105.8:100 i.e. 105.8 men to 100 women (1.058).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 428.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 376.

Gallatin County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Gallatin County population: 90.21% are White, 2.28% are Black or African American, 0.16% are Asian, 3.29% are some other race and 4.06% are multiracial.
Gallatin County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 454 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,24 (94.78% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gallatin County is White with a population of 7,843 (90.21% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 8,842 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Gallatin County's population increased by 748 (9.52%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gallatin County's population increased by 65 (0.76%), 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, Gallatin County's population was lowest in year 2002 at 7,822.