Medicine Lodge, KS Population

Overview

1,364

Total Population

48.6

Median age

51.61%

Female population %

93.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

62.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

44

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Medicine Lodge is 48.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Medicine Lodge's population under 18 was 17.82%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Medicine Lodge's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.27% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Medicine Lodge, 14.15% were under the age of 15, 16.06% aged 15 to 29, 45.53% aged 30 to 64, 18.11% aged 65 to 84, and 6.16% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 44 more females than males in Medicine Lodge:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.61% females and 48.39% males in Medicine Lodge, KS.
The Medicine Lodge, KS gender ratio is 93.8:100 i.e. 93.8 men to 100 women (0.938).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 71.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 91.

Medicine Lodge's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Medicine Lodge population: 96.55% are White, 3.37% are Asian and 0.07% are multiracial.
Medicine Lodge's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 44 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,32 (96.77% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Medicine Lodge is White with a population of 1,317 (96.55% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,203 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Medicine Lodge's population decreased by 189 (8.58%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Medicine Lodge's population decreased by 247 (12.26%), 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, Medicine Lodge's population was lowest in year 2021 at 1,723.