Jewell, KS Population

Overview

342

Total Population

43.3

Median age

40.06%

Female population %

149.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

80.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Jewell is 43.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Jewell's population under 18 was 20.47%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Jewell's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.61% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Jewell, 17.84% were under the age of 15, 16.37% aged 15 to 29, 39.18% aged 30 to 64, 26.02% aged 65 to 84, and 0.58% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 68 less females than males in Jewell:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 40.06% females and 59.94% males in Jewell, KS.
The Jewell, KS gender ratio is 149.6:100 i.e. 149.6 men to 100 women (1.496).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 25.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 27.

Jewell's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Jewell population: 88.60% are White, 1.46% are Black or African American, 0.58% are some other race and 9.36% are multiracial.
Jewell's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 337 (98.54% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Jewell is White with a population of 303 (88.60% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 482 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Jewell's population decreased by 50 (10.37%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Jewell's population decreased by 66 (15.28%), 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, Jewell's population was lowest in year 2022 at 360.