Morton County, KS Population

Overview

2,744

Total Population

36.8

Median age

52.15%

Female population %

91.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

72.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

648

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Morton County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Morton County is 36.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Morton County's population under 18 was 25.58%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Morton County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.02% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Morton County, 22.89% were under the age of 15, 17.42% aged 15 to 29, 40.67% aged 30 to 64, 16.98% aged 65 to 84, and 2.04% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 118 more females than males in Morton County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.15% females and 47.85% males in Morton County, KS.
The Morton County, KS gender ratio is 91.8:100 i.e. 91.8 men to 100 women (0.918).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 205.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 144.

Morton County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Morton County population: 86.22% are White, 0.33% are Black or African American, 0.11% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.64% are Asian, 0.84% are some other race and 10.86% are multiracial.
Morton County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 648 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,096 (76.38% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Morton County is White with a population of 2,366 (86.22% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,473 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Morton County's population decreased by 232 (6.68%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Morton County's population decreased by 544 (16.78%), 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, Morton County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 2,536.