Washington, KS Population

Overview

1,056

Total Population

46.6

Median age

54.73%

Female population %

82.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

77.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

46

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Washington is 46.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Washington's population under 18 was 20.17%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Washington's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.14% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Washington, 17.52% were under the age of 15, 8.90% aged 15 to 29, 47.44% aged 30 to 64, 21.59% aged 65 to 84, and 4.55% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 100 more females than males in Washington:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.73% females and 45.27% males in Washington, KS.
The Washington, KS gender ratio is 82.7:100 i.e. 82.7 men to 100 women (0.827).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 48.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 61.

Washington's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Washington population: 95.36% are White, 0.09% are Black or African American, 0.66% are Asian, 2.84% are some other race and 1.04% are multiracial.
Washington's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 46 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,01 (95.64% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Washington is White with a population of 1,007 (95.36% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,228 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Washington's population decreased by 95 (7.74%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Washington's population decreased by 62 (5.47%), 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, Washington's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,063.