Wichita County, KS Population

Overview

2,150

Total Population

39.2

Median age

52.09%

Female population %

92:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

58.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

558

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wichita County is 39.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wichita County's population under 18 was 23.35%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wichita County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.88% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wichita County, 18.14% were under the age of 15, 19.49% aged 15 to 29, 43.49% aged 30 to 64, 16.19% aged 65 to 84, and 2.70% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 90 more females than males in Wichita County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.09% females and 47.91% males in Wichita County, KS.
The Wichita County, KS gender ratio is 92:100 i.e. 92 men to 100 women (0.920).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 130.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 138.

Wichita County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wichita County population: 83.35% are White, 0.74% are Black or African American, 0.79% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.56% are Asian, 7.12% are some other race and 7.44% are multiracial.
Wichita County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 558 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,592 (74.05% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wichita County is White with a population of 1,792 (83.35% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,509 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wichita County's population decreased by 270 (10.76%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wichita County's population decreased by 90 (4.02%), 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, Wichita County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 2,064.