Klamath County, OR Population

Overview

68,899

Total Population

41.4

Median age

50.14%

Female population %

99.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

65.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

9,574

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Klamath County is 41.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Klamath County's population under 18 was 21.82%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Klamath County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.18% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Klamath County, 18.20% were under the age of 15, 18.03% aged 15 to 29, 42.59% aged 30 to 64, 19.39% aged 65 to 84, and 1.79% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 189 more females than males in Klamath County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.14% females and 49.86% males in Klamath County, OR.
The Klamath County, OR gender ratio is 99.5:100 i.e. 99.5 men to 100 women (0.995).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 2,576.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 2,982.

Klamath County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Klamath County population: 83.36% are White, 0.70% are Black or African American, 3.67% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.10% are Asian, 0.26% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.84% are some other race and 8.07% are multiracial.
Klamath County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 9,574 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 59,325 (86.10% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Klamath County is White with a population of 57,437 (83.36% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 70,255 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Klamath County's population increased by 2,449 (3.83%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Klamath County's population increased by 3,224 (4.86%), 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, Klamath County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 63,874.