Kiowa County, KS Population

Overview

2,457

Total Population

41.3

Median age

52.22%

Female population %

91.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

75.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

141

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Kiowa County is 41.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Kiowa County's population under 18 was 24.58%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Kiowa County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.14% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Kiowa County, 20.84% were under the age of 15, 19.54% aged 15 to 29, 37.48% aged 30 to 64, 16.89% aged 65 to 84, and 5.25% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 109 more females than males in Kiowa County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.22% females and 47.78% males in Kiowa County, KS.
The Kiowa County, KS gender ratio is 91.5:100 i.e. 91.5 men to 100 women (0.915).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 121.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 133.

Kiowa County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Kiowa County population: 91.70% are White, 0.81% are Black or African American, 0.94% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.30% are Asian, 1.63% are some other race and 3.62% are multiracial.
Kiowa County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 141 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,316 (94.26% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Kiowa County is White with a population of 2,253 (91.70% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,255 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Kiowa County's population decreased by 686 (21.08%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Kiowa County's population decreased by 117 (4.55%), 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, Kiowa County's population was lowest in year 2008 at 2,310.