Overview
20,870
Total Population
32.5
Median age
50.48%
Female population %
98.1:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
20-24 years
Largest age group
49.5
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
1,273
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Hays's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Hays is 32.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Hays's population under 18 was 19.92%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Hays's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.91% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Hays, 17.21% were under the age of 15, 29.93% aged 15 to 29, 36.95% aged 30 to 64, 12.86% aged 65 to 84, and 3.05% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 202 more females than males in Hays:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.48% females and 49.52% males in Hays, KS.
- The Hays, KS gender ratio is 98.1:100 i.e. 98.1 men to 100 women (0.981).
- For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 1,625.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 1,409.
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Race / Ethnicity
Hays's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Hays population: 91.58% are White, 0.76% are Black or African American, 0.20% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.33% are Asian, 0.14% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.94% are some other race and 3.06% are multiracial.
- Hays's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 1,273 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 19,597 (93.90% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Hays is White with a population of 19,112 (91.58% of the total population).
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Year by year
Hays's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:
- The peak population was 21,136 in the year 2022
- From 2000 to 2010, Hays's population increased by 485 (2.42%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Hays's population increased by 606 (2.95%), 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, Hays's population was lowest in year 2005 at 19,955.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)