Larue County, KY Population

Overview

14,768

Total Population

42.5

Median age

49.96%

Female population %

100.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

54.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

498

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Larue County is 42.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Larue County's population under 18 was 22.04%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Larue County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.25% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Larue County, 18.05% were under the age of 15, 16.55% aged 15 to 29, 48.16% aged 30 to 64, 15.78% aged 65 to 84, and 1.47% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 12 less females than males in Larue County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.96% females and 50.04% males in Larue County, KY.
The Larue County, KY gender ratio is 100.2:100 i.e. 100.2 men to 100 women (1.002).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 709.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 737.

Larue County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Larue County population: 93.22% are White, 3.36% are Black or African American, 0.03% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.34% are Asian, 0.79% are some other race and 2.26% are multiracial.
Larue County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 498 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 14,27 (96.63% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Larue County is White with a population of 13,766 (93.22% of the total population).

Larue County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 15,163 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Larue County's population increased by 814 (6.09%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Larue County's population increased by 696 (4.91%), 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, Larue County's population was lowest in year 2003 at 13,285.