Scranton, KS Population

Overview

787

Total Population

39.7

Median age

55.40%

Female population %

80.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

75-79 years

Largest age group

87.4

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

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

The median age in Scranton is 39.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Scranton's population under 18 was 29.22%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Scranton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.52% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Scranton, 22.11% were under the age of 15, 16.90% aged 15 to 29, 36.47% aged 30 to 64, 23.76% aged 65 to 84, and 0.76% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 85 more females than males in Scranton:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.40% females and 44.60% males in Scranton, KS.
The Scranton, KS gender ratio is 80.5:100 i.e. 80.5 men to 100 women (0.805).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 45.
For the female population, the largest age group is 75-79 years with a population of 86.

Scranton's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Scranton population: 93.77% are White and 6.23% are multiracial.
Scranton'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 777 (98.73% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Scranton is White with a population of 738 (93.77% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 729 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Scranton's population decreased by 20 (2.74%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Scranton's population decreased by 58 (8.18%), 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, Scranton's population was lowest in year 2022 at 644.