Sonora, KY Population

Overview

904

Total Population

26.7

Median age

50.44%

Female population %

98.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

67.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sonora is 26.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sonora's population under 18 was 37.83%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sonora's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 6.19% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sonora, 34.07% were under the age of 15, 19.14% aged 15 to 29, 40.60% aged 30 to 64, 6.19% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 8 more females than males in Sonora:

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 Sonora, KY.
The Sonora, KY gender ratio is 98.2:100 i.e. 98.2 men to 100 women (0.982).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 115.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 77.

Sonora's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Sonora population: 98.67% are White, 0.22% are Black or African American, 0.44% are Asian and 0.66% are multiracial.
Sonora's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9 (99.56% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sonora is White with a population of 892 (98.67% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 570 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Sonora's population increased by 144 (38.30%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sonora's population increased by 47 (9.04%), 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, Sonora's population was lowest in year 2008 at 348.