Wickliffe, KY Population

Overview

753

Total Population

43.9

Median age

52.99%

Female population %

88.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

58.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wickliffe is 43.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wickliffe's population under 18 was 17.93%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wickliffe's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.05% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wickliffe, 15.01% were under the age of 15, 20.45% aged 15 to 29, 42.50% aged 30 to 64, 20.45% aged 65 to 84, and 1.59% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 45 more females than males in Wickliffe:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.99% females and 47.01% males in Wickliffe, KY.
The Wickliffe, KY gender ratio is 88.7:100 i.e. 88.7 men to 100 women (0.887).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 65.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 55.

Wickliffe's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wickliffe population: 79.55% are White, 11.02% are Black or African American, 0.93% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 8.50% are multiracial.
Wickliffe's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 75 (99.60% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wickliffe is White with a population of 599 (79.55% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 739 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wickliffe's population decreased by 50 (6.77%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wickliffe's population decreased by 25 (3.63%), 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, Wickliffe's population was lowest in year 2019 at 644.