Overview
9,884
Total Population
34.2
Median age
49.64%
Female population %
101.5:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
25-29 years
Largest age group
38.2
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
561
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Mission's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Mission is 34.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Mission's population under 18 was 13.11%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Mission's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.14% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Mission, 11.49% were under the age of 15, 30.91% aged 15 to 29, 41.46% aged 30 to 64, 14.55% aged 65 to 84, and 1.59% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 72 less females than males in Mission:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.64% females and 50.36% males in Mission, KS.
- The Mission, KS gender ratio is 101.5:100 i.e. 101.5 men to 100 women (1.015).
- For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 961.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 853.
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Race / Ethnicity
Mission's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Mission population: 83.92% are White, 4.68% are Black or African American, 0.45% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 5.98% are Asian, 1.55% are some other race and 3.42% are multiracial.
- Mission's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 561 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,323 (94.32% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Mission is White with a population of 8,295 (83.92% of the total population).
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Year by year
Mission's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 9,947 in the year 2020
- From 2000 to 2010, Mission's population decreased by 513 (5.21%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Mission's population increased by 619 (6.64%), 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, Mission's population was lowest in year 2010 at 9,328.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)