Gray County, KS Population

Overview

5,720

Total Population

35.4

Median age

49.04%

Female population %

103.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

65.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

938

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Gray County is 35.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gray County's population under 18 was 29.88%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gray County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.91% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gray County, 24.60% were under the age of 15, 19.32% aged 15 to 29, 41.17% aged 30 to 64, 12.97% aged 65 to 84, and 1.94% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 110 less females than males in Gray County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.04% females and 50.96% males in Gray County, KS.
The Gray County, KS gender ratio is 103.9:100 i.e. 103.9 men to 100 women (1.039).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 275.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 266.

Gray County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Gray County population: 94.79% are White, 0.14% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.30% are Asian, 0.47% are some other race and 4.30% are multiracial.
Gray County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 938 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,782 (83.60% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gray County is White with a population of 5,422 (94.79% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,086 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Gray County's population increased by 113 (1.91%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gray County's population decreased by 380 (6.31%), 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, Gray County's population was lowest in year 2020 at 5,646.