Valley Center, KS Population

Overview

8,365

Total Population

33.2

Median age

50.75%

Female population %

97.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

91.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

496

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Valley Center is 33.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Valley Center's population under 18 was 36.33%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Valley Center's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.51% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Valley Center, 30.17% were under the age of 15, 15.55% aged 15 to 29, 36.76% aged 30 to 64, 15.25% aged 65 to 84, and 2.26% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 125 more females than males in Valley Center:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.75% females and 49.25% males in Valley Center, KS.
The Valley Center, KS gender ratio is 97.1:100 i.e. 97.1 men to 100 women (0.971).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 552.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 471.

Valley Center's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Valley Center population: 89.13% are White, 1.81% are Asian and 9.06% are multiracial.
Valley Center's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 496 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,869 (94.07% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Valley Center is White with a population of 7,456 (89.13% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 7,403 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Valley Center's population increased by 1,182 (20.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Valley Center's population increased by 532 (7.79%), 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, Valley Center's population was lowest in year 2000 at 5,646.