Ness County, KS Population

Overview

2,717

Total Population

49.0

Median age

49.02%

Female population %

104:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

69.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

315

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ness County is 49.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ness County's population under 18 was 20.68%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ness County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.44% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ness County, 16.38% were under the age of 15, 18.62% aged 15 to 29, 40.56% aged 30 to 64, 19.91% aged 65 to 84, and 4.53% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 53 less females than males in Ness County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.02% females and 50.98% males in Ness County, KS.
The Ness County, KS gender ratio is 104:100 i.e. 104 men to 100 women (1.040).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 165.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 144.

Ness County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ness County population: 86.53% are White, 0.77% are Black or African American, 0.22% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.59% are Asian, 8.98% are some other race and 2.91% are multiracial.
Ness County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 315 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,402 (88.41% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ness County is White with a population of 2,351 (86.53% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,434 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Ness County's population decreased by 331 (9.64%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ness County's population decreased by 436 (14.05%), 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 County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 2,645.