Plum Springs, KY Population

Overview

498

Total Population

41.5

Median age

51.00%

Female population %

96.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

68.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

44

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Plum Springs is 41.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Plum Springs's population under 18 was 24.90%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Plum Springs's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.67% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Plum Springs, 24.10% were under the age of 15, 12.65% aged 15 to 29, 46.59% aged 30 to 64, 15.06% aged 65 to 84, and 1.61% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 10 more females than males in Plum Springs:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.00% females and 49.00% males in Plum Springs, KY.
The Plum Springs, KY gender ratio is 96.1:100 i.e. 96.1 men to 100 women (0.961).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 45.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 27.

Plum Springs's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Plum Springs population: 79.32% are White, 15.66% are Black or African American, 3.61% are some other race and 1.41% are multiracial.
Plum Springs's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 44 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 454 (91.16% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Plum Springs is White with a population of 395 (79.32% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 530 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Plum Springs's population increased by 26 (5.92%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Plum Springs's population increased by 34 (7.31%), 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, Plum Springs's population was lowest in year 2000 at 439.