Republic County, KS Population

Overview

4,707

Total Population

48.6

Median age

50.44%

Female population %

98.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

83.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

115

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Republic County is 48.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Republic County's population under 18 was 22.73%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Republic County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.51% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Republic County, 19.12% were under the age of 15, 14.19% aged 15 to 29, 40.17% aged 30 to 64, 21.14% aged 65 to 84, and 5.37% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 41 more females than males in Republic County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.44% females and 49.56% males in Republic County, KS.
The Republic County, KS gender ratio is 98.3:100 i.e. 98.3 men to 100 women (0.983).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 234.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 226.

Republic County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Republic County population: 96.49% are White, 0.76% are Black or African American, 0.28% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.62% are Asian, 0.62% are some other race and 1.23% are multiracial.
Republic County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 115 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,592 (97.56% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Republic County is White with a population of 4,542 (96.49% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,790 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Republic County's population decreased by 852 (14.72%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Republic County's population decreased by 261 (5.29%), 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, Republic County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 4,563.