Luray, KS Population

Overview

158

Total Population

63.7

Median age

58.23%

Female population %

71.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

110.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Luray is 63.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Luray's population under 18 was 13.29%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Luray's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 44.94% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Luray, 7.59% were under the age of 15, 8.23% aged 15 to 29, 39.24% aged 30 to 64, 32.28% aged 65 to 84, and 12.66% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 26 more females than males in Luray:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 58.23% females and 41.77% males in Luray, KS.
The Luray, KS gender ratio is 71.7:100 i.e. 71.7 men to 100 women (0.717).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 20.
For the female population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 16.

Luray's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Luray population: 91.14% are White and 8.86% are multiracial.
Luray's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 158 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Luray is White with a population of 144 (91.14% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 206 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Luray's population decreased by 16 (7.77%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Luray's population decreased by 25 (13.16%), 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, Luray's population was lowest in year 2020 at 165.