Wolfe County, KY Population

Overview

6,666

Total Population

41.2

Median age

48.66%

Female population %

105.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

58.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wolfe County is 41.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wolfe County's population under 18 was 22.83%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wolfe County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.96% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wolfe County, 18.09% were under the age of 15, 17.42% aged 15 to 29, 45.53% aged 30 to 64, 17.09% aged 65 to 84, and 1.88% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 178 less females than males in Wolfe County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.66% females and 51.34% males in Wolfe County, KY.
The Wolfe County, KY gender ratio is 105.5:100 i.e. 105.5 men to 100 women (1.055).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 365.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 299.

Wolfe County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wolfe County population: 97.03% are White, 0.09% are Black or African American, 0.09% are Asian, 0.02% are some other race and 2.78% are multiracial.
Wolfe County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,665 (99.98% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wolfe County is White with a population of 6,468 (97.03% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 7,365 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Wolfe County's population increased by 233 (3.27%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wolfe County's population decreased by 808 (10.97%), 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, Wolfe County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 6,400.