Spencer County, KY Population

Overview

19,256

Total Population

43.0

Median age

49.26%

Female population %

103:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

48.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

491

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Spencer County is 43.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Spencer County's population under 18 was 23.04%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Spencer County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.10% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Spencer County, 18.74% were under the age of 15, 16.28% aged 15 to 29, 50.89% aged 30 to 64, 13.46% aged 65 to 84, and 0.64% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 286 less females than males in Spencer County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.26% females and 50.74% males in Spencer County, KY.
The Spencer County, KY gender ratio is 103:100 i.e. 103 men to 100 women (1.030).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 892.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 828.

Spencer County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Spencer County population: 95.62% are White, 1.71% are Black or African American, 0.06% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.42% are Asian, 0.43% are some other race and 1.77% are multiracial.
Spencer County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 491 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 18,765 (97.45% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Spencer County is White with a population of 18,413 (95.62% of the total population).

Spencer County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 20,204 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Spencer County's population increased by 5,250 (44.05%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Spencer County's population increased by 2,343 (13.65%), 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, Spencer County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 11,917.