Pratt County, KS Population

Overview

9,266

Total Population

38.7

Median age

50.09%

Female population %

99.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

67.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

664

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Pratt County is 38.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pratt County's population under 18 was 25.28%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pratt County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.81% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pratt County, 20.56% were under the age of 15, 20.71% aged 15 to 29, 38.92% aged 30 to 64, 17.11% aged 65 to 84, and 2.71% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 16 more females than males in Pratt County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.09% females and 49.91% males in Pratt County, KS.
The Pratt County, KS gender ratio is 99.7:100 i.e. 99.7 men to 100 women (0.997).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 433.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 447.

Pratt County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Pratt County population: 92.50% are White, 1.96% are Black or African American, 0.25% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.19% are Asian, 0.19% are some other race and 4.90% are multiracial.
Pratt County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 664 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,602 (92.83% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pratt County is White with a population of 8,571 (92.50% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 9,780 in the year 2013
From 2000 to 2010, Pratt County's population decreased by 14 (0.15%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pratt County's population decreased by 493 (5.11%), 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, Pratt County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 9,067.