Mahaska, KS Population

Overview

70

Total Population

50.5

Median age

48.57%

Female population %

105.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

29.6

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

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

The median age in Mahaska is 50.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mahaska's population under 18 was 12.86%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mahaska's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.29% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mahaska, 8.57% were under the age of 15, 15.71% aged 15 to 29, 61.43% aged 30 to 64, 11.43% aged 65 to 84, and 2.86% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2 less females than males in Mahaska:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.57% females and 51.43% males in Mahaska, KS.
The Mahaska, KS gender ratio is 105.9:100 i.e. 105.9 men to 100 women (1.059).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 11.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 6.

Mahaska's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Mahaska population: 94.29% are White and 5.71% are multiracial.
Mahaska'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 7 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mahaska is White with a population of 66 (94.29% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 107 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Mahaska's population decreased by 24 (22.43%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mahaska's population decreased by 41 (49.40%), 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, Mahaska's population was lowest in year 2020 at 42.