Kalkaska County, MI Population

Overview

17,813

Total Population

43.4

Median age

49.15%

Female population %

103.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

59.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

394

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Kalkaska County is 43.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Kalkaska County's population under 18 was 20.72%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Kalkaska County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.05% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Kalkaska County, 17.11% were under the age of 15, 16.34% aged 15 to 29, 46.51% aged 30 to 64, 18.16% aged 65 to 84, and 1.89% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 303 less females than males in Kalkaska County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.15% females and 50.85% males in Kalkaska County, MI.
The Kalkaska County, MI gender ratio is 103.5:100 i.e. 103.5 men to 100 women (1.035).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 766.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 806.

Kalkaska County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Kalkaska County population: 94.43% are White, 1.27% are Black or African American, 0.91% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.50% are Asian, 0.53% are some other race and 2.36% are multiracial.
Kalkaska County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 394 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 17,419 (97.79% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Kalkaska County is White with a population of 16,821 (94.43% of the total population).

Kalkaska County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 18,182 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Kalkaska County's population increased by 515 (3.10%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Kalkaska County's population increased by 770 (4.49%), 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, Kalkaska County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 16,631.