Wurtland, KY Population

Overview

1,311

Total Population

35.6

Median age

53.93%

Female population %

85.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

51.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Wurtland's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Wurtland is 35.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wurtland's population under 18 was 29.75%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wurtland's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.08% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wurtland, 15.87% were under the age of 15, 24.26% aged 15 to 29, 41.80% aged 30 to 64, 13.88% aged 65 to 84, and 4.20% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 103 more females than males in Wurtland:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.93% females and 46.07% males in Wurtland, KY.
The Wurtland, KY gender ratio is 85.4:100 i.e. 85.4 men to 100 women (0.854).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 162.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 80.

Wurtland's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wurtland population: 95.35% are White, 0.23% are Asian, 0.08% are some other race and 4.35% are multiracial.
Wurtland's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,291 (98.47% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wurtland is White with a population of 1,25 (95.35% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,064 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, Wurtland's population decreased by 51 (4.89%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wurtland's population decreased by 7 (0.70%), 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, Wurtland's population was lowest in year 2022 at 975.