Rooks County, KS Population

Overview

4,975

Total Population

45.0

Median age

51.16%

Female population %

95.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

71.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

135

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Rooks County is 45.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Rooks County's population under 18 was 22.75%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Rooks County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.71% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Rooks County, 18.79% were under the age of 15, 15.40% aged 15 to 29, 43.10% aged 30 to 64, 17.83% aged 65 to 84, and 4.88% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 115 more females than males in Rooks County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.16% females and 48.84% males in Rooks County, KS.
The Rooks County, KS gender ratio is 95.5:100 i.e. 95.5 men to 100 women (0.955).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 209.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 228.

Rooks County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Rooks County population: 95.04% are White, 1.21% are Black or African American, 0.28% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.26% are Asian, 0.18% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.26% are some other race and 2.77% are multiracial.
Rooks County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 135 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,84 (97.29% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Rooks County is White with a population of 4,728 (95.04% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,664 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Rooks County's population decreased by 468 (8.26%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Rooks County's population decreased by 301 (5.79%), 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, Rooks County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 4,813.