Overview
5,812
Total Population
32.6
Median age
47.63%
Female population %
11:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
10-14 years
Largest age group
66.8
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
3,036
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Ulysses's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Ulysses is 32.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Ulysses's population under 18 was 31.18%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Ulysses's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.87% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Ulysses, 26.17% were under the age of 15, 19.86% aged 15 to 29, 40.11% aged 30 to 64, 12.53% aged 65 to 84, and 1.34% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 276 less females than males in Ulysses:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.63% females and 52.37% males in Ulysses, KS.
- The Ulysses, KS gender ratio is 11:100 i.e. 11 men to 100 women (1.100).
- For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 423.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 309.
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Race / Ethnicity
Ulysses's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Ulysses population: 79.68% are White, 0.12% are Black or African American, 0.43% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.22% are some other race and 19.55% are multiracial.
- Ulysses's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 3,036 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,776 (47.76% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Ulysses is White with a population of 4,631 (79.68% of the total population).
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Year by year
Ulysses's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 6,205 in the year 2011
- From 2000 to 2010, Ulysses's population increased by 238 (4.02%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Ulysses's population decreased by 383 (6.22%), 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, Ulysses's population was lowest in year 2008 at 5,518.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)