Overview
354
Total Population
32.1
Median age
50.00%
Female population %
1:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
10-14 years
Largest age group
83.4
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
Zero
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Kennebec's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Kennebec is 32.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Kennebec's population under 18 was 28.81%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Kennebec's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.93% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Kennebec, 26.55% were under the age of 15, 22.60% aged 15 to 29, 31.92% aged 30 to 64, 16.67% aged 65 to 84, and 2.26% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 0 less females than males in Kennebec:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.00% females and 50.00% males in Kennebec, SD.
- The Kennebec, SD gender ratio is 1:100 i.e. 1 men to 100 women (1.000).
- For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 28.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 25.
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Race / Ethnicity
Kennebec's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Kennebec population: 89.27% are White, 8.47% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.26% are multiracial.
- Kennebec's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 354 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Kennebec is White with a population of 316 (89.27% of the total population).
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Year by year
Kennebec's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 291 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Kennebec's population decreased by 51 (17.53%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Kennebec's population increased by 38 (15.83%), 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, Kennebec's population was lowest in year 2012 at 239.
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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)