Prairie Village, KS Population

Overview

22,812

Total Population

39.7

Median age

54.45%

Female population %

83.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

60.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,233

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Prairie Village is 39.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Prairie Village's population under 18 was 22.40%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Prairie Village's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.60% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Prairie Village, 19.16% were under the age of 15, 16.48% aged 15 to 29, 45.76% aged 30 to 64, 14.86% aged 65 to 84, and 3.73% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2,030 more females than males in Prairie Village:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.45% females and 45.55% males in Prairie Village, KS.
The Prairie Village, KS gender ratio is 83.7:100 i.e. 83.7 men to 100 women (0.837).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 858.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 989.

Prairie Village's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Prairie Village population: 92.24% are White, 1.03% are Black or African American, 0.26% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.35% are Asian, 0.15% are some other race and 4.97% are multiracial.
Prairie Village's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 1,233 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 21,579 (94.59% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Prairie Village is White with a population of 21,042 (92.24% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 22,961 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Prairie Village's population decreased by 642 (2.90%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Prairie Village's population increased by 1,493 (6.95%), 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, Prairie Village's population was lowest in year 2010 at 21,468.