Norton County, KS Population

Overview

5,457

Total Population

43.4

Median age

43.94%

Female population %

127.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

60.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

297

Hispanic population

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Age

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

The median age in Norton County is 43.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Norton County's population under 18 was 19.97%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Norton County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.69% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Norton County, 16.88% were under the age of 15, 16.73% aged 15 to 29, 45.70% aged 30 to 64, 16.93% aged 65 to 84, and 3.76% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 661 less females than males in Norton County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 43.94% females and 56.06% males in Norton County, KS.
The Norton County, KS gender ratio is 127.6:100 i.e. 127.6 men to 100 women (1.276).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 276.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 234.

Norton County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Norton County population: 90.64% are White, 3.13% are Black or African American, 0.73% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.70% are Asian, 2.35% are some other race and 2.46% are multiracial.
Norton County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 297 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,16 (94.56% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Norton County is White with a population of 4,946 (90.64% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,939 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Norton County's population decreased by 275 (4.63%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Norton County's population decreased by 211 (3.73%), 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, Norton County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 5,301.