Kearny County, KS Population

Overview

4,019

Total Population

34.7

Median age

51.95%

Female population %

92.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

68.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,285

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Kearny County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Kearny County is 34.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Kearny County's population under 18 was 29.66%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Kearny County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.05% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Kearny County, 25.70% were under the age of 15, 18.76% aged 15 to 29, 40.48% aged 30 to 64, 12.99% aged 65 to 84, and 2.07% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 157 more females than males in Kearny County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.95% females and 48.05% males in Kearny County, KS.
The Kearny County, KS gender ratio is 92.5:100 i.e. 92.5 men to 100 women (0.925).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 200.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 228.

Kearny County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Kearny County population: 89.72% are White, 2.49% are Black or African American, 0.10% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.27% are Asian, 4.21% are some other race and 3.21% are multiracial.
Kearny County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 1,285 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,734 (68.03% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Kearny County is White with a population of 3,606 (89.72% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,517 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Kearny County's population decreased by 486 (10.83%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Kearny County's population decreased by 40 (1.00%), 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, Kearny County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 3,807.