Nickerson, KS Population

Overview

833

Total Population

48.0

Median age

47.18%

Female population %

112:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

42.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

49

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Nickerson is 48.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Nickerson's population under 18 was 21.25%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Nickerson's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.93% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Nickerson, 15.85% were under the age of 15, 14.41% aged 15 to 29, 55.82% aged 30 to 64, 13.21% aged 65 to 84, and 0.72% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 47 less females than males in Nickerson:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.18% females and 52.82% males in Nickerson, KS.
The Nickerson, KS gender ratio is 112:100 i.e. 112 men to 100 women (1.120).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 82.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 49.

Nickerson's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Nickerson population: 98.92% are White, 0.48% are some other race and 0.60% are multiracial.
Nickerson's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 49 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 784 (94.12% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Nickerson is White with a population of 824 (98.92% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,207 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Nickerson's population decreased by 153 (12.69%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Nickerson's population increased by 11 (1.04%), 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, Nickerson's population was lowest in year 2019 at 987.