Palco, KS Population

Overview

145

Total Population

45.8

Median age

60.00%

Female population %

66.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

90.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Palco is 45.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Palco's population under 18 was 24.14%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Palco's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 31.72% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Palco, 15.86% were under the age of 15, 23.45% aged 15 to 29, 28.97% aged 30 to 64, 30.34% aged 65 to 84, and 1.38% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 29 more females than males in Palco:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 60.00% females and 40.00% males in Palco, KS.
The Palco, KS gender ratio is 66.7:100 i.e. 66.7 men to 100 women (0.667).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 9.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 9.

Palco's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Palco population: 82.07% are White, 11.03% are Black or African American and 6.90% are multiracial.
Palco's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 144 (99.31% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Palco is White with a population of 119 (82.07% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 285 in the year 2014
From 2000 to 2010, Palco's population increased by 36 (14.63%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Palco's population decreased by 72 (25.53%), 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, Palco's population was lowest in year 2022 at 205.