Harper County, KS Population

Overview

5,525

Total Population

41.7

Median age

50.81%

Female population %

96.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

75.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

361

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Harper County is 41.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Harper County's population under 18 was 25.38%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Harper County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.35% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Harper County, 20.71% were under the age of 15, 16.24% aged 15 to 29, 40.71% aged 30 to 64, 18.97% aged 65 to 84, and 3.38% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 89 more females than males in Harper County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.81% females and 49.19% males in Harper County, KS.
The Harper County, KS gender ratio is 96.8:100 i.e. 96.8 men to 100 women (0.968).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 242.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 229.

Harper County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Harper County population: 93.12% are White, 0.14% are Black or African American, 0.92% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.52% are Asian, 0.24% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.72% are some other race and 3.33% are multiracial.
Harper County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 361 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,164 (93.47% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Harper County is White with a population of 5,145 (93.12% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,480 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Harper County's population decreased by 472 (7.28%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Harper County's population decreased by 543 (9.04%), 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, Harper County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 5,323.