Kensett, IA Population

Overview

266

Total Population

55.8

Median age

49.62%

Female population %

101.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

69.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

9

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Kensett is 55.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Kensett's population under 18 was 16.17%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Kensett's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.19% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Kensett, 15.79% were under the age of 15, 8.65% aged 15 to 29, 50.38% aged 30 to 64, 24.06% aged 65 to 84, and 1.13% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2 less females than males in Kensett:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.62% females and 50.38% males in Kensett, IA.
The Kensett, IA gender ratio is 101.5:100 i.e. 101.5 men to 100 women (1.015).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 23.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 23.

Kensett's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Kensett population: 96.24% are White, 0.75% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.75% are some other race and 2.26% are multiracial.
Kensett's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 9 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 257 (96.62% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Kensett is White with a population of 256 (96.24% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 286 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Kensett's population decreased by 27 (9.44%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Kensett's population decreased by 1 (0.39%), 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, Kensett's population was lowest in year 2019 at 250.