Garrard County, KY Population

Overview

17,018

Total Population

43.4

Median age

50.54%

Female population %

97.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

56.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

392

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Garrard County is 43.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Garrard County's population under 18 was 21.63%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Garrard County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.00% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Garrard County, 18.00% were under the age of 15, 15.31% aged 15 to 29, 48.68% aged 30 to 64, 16.14% aged 65 to 84, and 1.86% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 184 more females than males in Garrard 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 Garrard County, KY.
The Garrard 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 45-49 years with a population of 682.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 721.

Garrard County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Garrard County population: 93.54% are White, 2.37% are Black or African American, 0.18% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.72% are some other race and 2.19% are multiracial.
Garrard County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 392 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 16,626 (97.70% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Garrard County is White with a population of 15,919 (93.54% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 17,684 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Garrard County's population increased by 2,097 (14.13%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Garrard County's population increased by 23 (0.14%), 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, Garrard County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 14,845.