Neosho County, KS Population

Overview

15,926

Total Population

39.9

Median age

50.91%

Female population %

96.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

67.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

971

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Neosho County is 39.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Neosho County's population under 18 was 24.88%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Neosho County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.74% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Neosho County, 20.68% were under the age of 15, 18.82% aged 15 to 29, 40.76% aged 30 to 64, 16.86% aged 65 to 84, and 2.88% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 290 more females than males in Neosho County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.91% females and 49.09% males in Neosho County, KS.
The Neosho County, KS gender ratio is 96.4:100 i.e. 96.4 men to 100 women (0.964).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 654.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 640.

Neosho County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Neosho County population: 93.87% are White, 1.24% are Black or African American, 0.28% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.20% are Asian, 0.35% are some other race and 4.05% are multiracial.
Neosho County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 971 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 14,955 (93.90% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Neosho County is White with a population of 14,95 (93.87% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 16,924 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Neosho County's population decreased by 448 (2.65%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Neosho County's population decreased by 571 (3.47%), 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, Neosho County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 15,606.