Harvey County, KS Population

Overview

34,006

Total Population

39.3

Median age

50.80%

Female population %

96.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

65.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4,215

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Harvey County is 39.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Harvey County's population under 18 was 24.35%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Harvey County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.41% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Harvey County, 20.08% were under the age of 15, 19.00% aged 15 to 29, 41.52% aged 30 to 64, 16.07% aged 65 to 84, and 3.34% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 542 more females than males in Harvey County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.80% females and 49.20% males in Harvey County, KS.
The Harvey County, KS gender ratio is 96.9:100 i.e. 96.9 men to 100 women (0.969).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 1,422.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 1,346.

Harvey County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Harvey County population: 88.59% are White, 1.99% are Black or African American, 0.18% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.30% are Asian, 0.09% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.75% are some other race and 7.10% are multiracial.
Harvey County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 4,215 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 29,791 (87.61% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Harvey County is White with a population of 30,125 (88.59% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 34,832 in the year 2015
From 2000 to 2010, Harvey County's population increased by 1,757 (5.33%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Harvey County's population decreased by 742 (2.14%), 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, Harvey County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 32,983.