Powell County, KY Population

Overview

13,050

Total Population

39.5

Median age

49.38%

Female population %

102.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

55.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

133

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Powell County is 39.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Powell County's population under 18 was 24.33%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Powell County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.47% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Powell County, 20.25% were under the age of 15, 17.90% aged 15 to 29, 46.38% aged 30 to 64, 13.67% aged 65 to 84, and 1.80% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 162 less females than males in Powell County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.38% females and 50.62% males in Powell County, KY.
The Powell County, KY gender ratio is 102.5:100 i.e. 102.5 men to 100 women (1.025).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 594.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 518.

Powell County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Powell County population: 94.77% are White, 0.27% are Black or African American, 0.15% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.76% are Asian and 4.05% are multiracial.
Powell County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 133 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 12,917 (98.98% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Powell County is White with a population of 12,368 (94.77% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 13,666 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Powell County's population decreased by 606 (4.57%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Powell County's population increased by 454 (3.59%), 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, Powell County's population was lowest in year 2015 at 12,224.