Hutchinson County, SD Population

Overview

7,412

Total Population

42.0

Median age

50.42%

Female population %

98.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

82.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

192

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Hutchinson County is 42.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hutchinson County's population under 18 was 26.78%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hutchinson County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.37% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hutchinson County, 22.80% were under the age of 15, 14.80% aged 15 to 29, 40.03% aged 30 to 64, 16.57% aged 65 to 84, and 5.80% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 62 more females than males in Hutchinson County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.42% females and 49.58% males in Hutchinson County, SD.
The Hutchinson County, SD gender ratio is 98.3:100 i.e. 98.3 men to 100 women (0.983).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 346.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 322.

Hutchinson County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Hutchinson County population: 92.84% are White, 0.63% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.53% are Asian, 0.32% are some other race and 5.68% are multiracial.
Hutchinson County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 192 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,22 (97.41% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hutchinson County is White with a population of 6,881 (92.84% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 8,058 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Hutchinson County's population decreased by 719 (8.92%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hutchinson County's population increased by 82 (1.12%), 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, Hutchinson County's population was lowest in year 2009 at 7,168.