Salt Lick, KY Population

Overview

391

Total Population

34.8

Median age

57.80%

Female population %

73:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

53.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Salt Lick's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Salt Lick is 34.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Salt Lick's population under 18 was 30.43%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Salt Lick's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 8.18% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Salt Lick, 26.85% were under the age of 15, 18.41% aged 15 to 29, 46.55% aged 30 to 64, 6.39% aged 65 to 84, and 1.79% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 61 more females than males in Salt Lick:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 57.80% females and 42.20% males in Salt Lick, KY.
The Salt Lick, KY gender ratio is 73:100 i.e. 73 men to 100 women (0.730).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 26.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 30.

Salt Lick's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Salt Lick population: 97.95% are White, 1.28% are Asian and 0.77% are multiracial.
Salt Lick's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 39 (99.74% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Salt Lick is White with a population of 383 (97.95% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 409 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Salt Lick's population decreased by 88 (22.62%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Salt Lick's population decreased by 57 (18.94%), 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, Salt Lick's population was lowest in year 2020 at 244.