Vanceburg, KY Population

Overview

1,430

Total Population

42.0

Median age

52.80%

Female population %

89.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

84.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

7

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Vanceburg is 42.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Vanceburg's population under 18 was 25.24%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Vanceburg's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.10% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Vanceburg, 23.57% were under the age of 15, 11.54% aged 15 to 29, 42.80% aged 30 to 64, 18.04% aged 65 to 84, and 4.06% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 80 more females than males in Vanceburg:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.80% females and 47.20% males in Vanceburg, KY.
The Vanceburg, KY gender ratio is 89.4:100 i.e. 89.4 men to 100 women (0.894).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 80.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 70.

Vanceburg's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Vanceburg population: 95.24% are White, 0.63% are Black or African American, 0.49% are some other race and 3.64% are multiracial.
Vanceburg's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 7 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,423 (99.51% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Vanceburg is White with a population of 1,362 (95.24% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,268 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Vanceburg's population decreased by 795 (35.05%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Vanceburg's population decreased by 47 (3.19%), 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, Vanceburg's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,401.