Wilson County, KS Population

Overview

8,713

Total Population

42.3

Median age

50.17%

Female population %

99.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

71.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

302

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wilson County is 42.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wilson County's population under 18 was 24.17%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wilson County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.71% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wilson County, 19.89% were under the age of 15, 16.09% aged 15 to 29, 42.30% aged 30 to 64, 18.65% aged 65 to 84, and 3.06% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 29 more females than males in Wilson County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.17% females and 49.83% males in Wilson County, KS.
The Wilson County, KS gender ratio is 99.3:100 i.e. 99.3 men to 100 women (0.993).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 419.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 397.

Wilson County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wilson County population: 94.40% are White, 0.32% are Black or African American, 0.39% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.05% are Asian, 0.09% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.42% are some other race and 4.33% are multiracial.
Wilson County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 302 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,411 (96.53% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wilson County is White with a population of 8,225 (94.40% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 10,313 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wilson County's population decreased by 924 (8.96%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wilson County's population decreased by 813 (8.66%), 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, Wilson County's population was lowest in year 2021 at 8,537.