Ness City, KS Population

Overview

1,301

Total Population

48.1

Median age

49.81%

Female population %

100.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

73.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

139

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Ness City's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Ness City is 48.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ness City's population under 18 was 23.60%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ness City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.37% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ness City, 18.83% were under the age of 15, 14.76% aged 15 to 29, 43.04% aged 30 to 64, 19.68% aged 65 to 84, and 3.69% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 5 less females than males in Ness City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.81% females and 50.19% males in Ness City, KS.
The Ness City, KS gender ratio is 100.8:100 i.e. 100.8 men to 100 women (1.008).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 69.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 72.

Ness City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ness City population: 87.09% are White, 1.61% are Black or African American, 0.92% are Asian, 5.15% are some other race and 5.23% are multiracial.
Ness City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 139 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,162 (89.32% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ness City is White with a population of 1,133 (87.09% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,512 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Ness City's population decreased by 46 (3.04%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ness City's population decreased by 130 (8.87%), 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, Ness City's population was lowest in year 2009 at 1,203.