Osborne County, KS Population

Overview

3,512

Total Population

46.1

Median age

49.66%

Female population %

101.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

73.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

87

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Osborne County is 46.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Osborne County's population under 18 was 21.04%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Osborne County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.60% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Osborne County, 17.63% were under the age of 15, 15.40% aged 15 to 29, 42.37% aged 30 to 64, 18.94% aged 65 to 84, and 5.67% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 24 less females than males in Osborne County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.66% females and 50.34% males in Osborne County, KS.
The Osborne County, KS gender ratio is 101.4:100 i.e. 101.4 men to 100 women (1.014).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 146.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 198.

Osborne County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Osborne County population: 94.79% are White, 0.48% are Black or African American, 0.17% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.09% are Asian, 1.17% are some other race and 3.30% are multiracial.
Osborne County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 87 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,425 (97.52% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Osborne County is White with a population of 3,329 (94.79% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,426 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Osborne County's population decreased by 576 (13.01%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Osborne County's population decreased by 353 (9.17%), 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, Osborne County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 3,438.