Selden, KS Population

Overview

239

Total Population

46.4

Median age

56.07%

Female population %

78.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

59.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

11

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Selden is 46.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Selden's population under 18 was 22.18%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Selden's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.15% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Selden, 20.08% were under the age of 15, 17.57% aged 15 to 29, 45.19% aged 30 to 64, 15.06% aged 65 to 84, and 2.09% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 29 more females than males in Selden:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.07% females and 43.93% males in Selden, KS.
The Selden, KS gender ratio is 78.4:100 i.e. 78.4 men to 100 women (0.784).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 14.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 19.

Selden's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Selden population: 94.98% are White and 5.02% are multiracial.
Selden's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 11 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 228 (95.40% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Selden is White with a population of 227 (94.98% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 214 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Selden's population increased by 13 (6.47%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Selden's population decreased by 30 (14.02%), 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, Selden's population was lowest in year 2009 at 176.