Rantoul, KS Population

Overview

162

Total Population

42.7

Median age

41.98%

Female population %

138.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

88.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Rantoul is 42.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Rantoul's population under 18 was 27.16%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Rantoul's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.22% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Rantoul, 24.69% were under the age of 15, 10.49% aged 15 to 29, 42.59% aged 30 to 64, 21.60% aged 65 to 84, and 0.62% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 26 less females than males in Rantoul:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 41.98% females and 58.02% males in Rantoul, KS.
The Rantoul, KS gender ratio is 138.2:100 i.e. 138.2 men to 100 women (1.382).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 17.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 12.

Rantoul's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Rantoul population: 91.98% are White, 2.47% are some other race and 5.56% are multiracial.
Rantoul's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 142 (87.65% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Rantoul is White with a population of 149 (91.98% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 243 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Rantoul's population decreased by 52 (22.03%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Rantoul's population decreased by 17 (9.24%), 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, Rantoul's population was lowest in year 2020 at 167.