Taylor County, KY Population

Overview

25,948

Total Population

37.3

Median age

50.87%

Female population %

96.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

58.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

65

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Taylor County is 37.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Taylor County's population under 18 was 23.32%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Taylor County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.43% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Taylor County, 19.57% were under the age of 15, 21.65% aged 15 to 29, 41.34% aged 30 to 64, 15.64% aged 65 to 84, and 1.80% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 450 more females than males in Taylor County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.87% females and 49.13% males in Taylor County, KY.
The Taylor County, KY gender ratio is 96.6:100 i.e. 96.6 men to 100 women (0.966).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 964.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 1,118.

Taylor County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Taylor County population: 91.42% are White, 4.65% are Black or African American, 0.10% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.91% are Asian, 0.16% are some other race and 2.76% are multiracial.
Taylor County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 65 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 25,298 (97.49% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Taylor County is White with a population of 23,721 (91.42% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 26,407 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Taylor County's population increased by 1,769 (7.74%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Taylor County's population increased by 1,365 (5.54%), 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, Taylor County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 22,866.