Mortons Gap, KY Population

Overview

975

Total Population

45.0

Median age

49.44%

Female population %

102.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

39.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

22

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Mortons Gap is 45.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mortons Gap's population under 18 was 18.15%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mortons Gap's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.77% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mortons Gap, 13.44% were under the age of 15, 18.97% aged 15 to 29, 52.82% aged 30 to 64, 12.10% aged 65 to 84, and 2.67% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 11 less females than males in Mortons Gap:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.44% females and 50.56% males in Mortons Gap, KY.
The Mortons Gap, KY gender ratio is 102.3:100 i.e. 102.3 men to 100 women (1.023).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 80.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 102.

Mortons Gap's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Mortons Gap population: 93.44% are White, 4.41% are Black or African American and 2.15% are multiracial.
Mortons Gap's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 22 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 953 (97.74% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mortons Gap is White with a population of 911 (93.44% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 954 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Mortons Gap's population decreased by 90 (9.47%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mortons Gap's population decreased by 139 (16.16%), 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, Mortons Gap's population was lowest in year 2022 at 714.