Whitley County, KY Population

Overview

36,578

Total Population

36.5

Median age

50.49%

Female population %

98.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

58.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

533

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Whitley County is 36.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Whitley County's population under 18 was 25.39%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Whitley County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.55% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Whitley County, 21.22% were under the age of 15, 21.77% aged 15 to 29, 41.46% aged 30 to 64, 13.66% aged 65 to 84, and 1.89% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 356 more females than males in Whitley County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.49% females and 49.51% males in Whitley County, KY.
The Whitley County, KY gender ratio is 98.1:100 i.e. 98.1 men to 100 women (0.981).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 1,541.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,538.

Whitley County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Whitley County population: 96.49% are White, 1.03% are Black or African American, 0.21% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.17% are Asian, 0.57% are some other race and 1.53% are multiracial.
Whitley County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 533 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 36,045 (98.54% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Whitley County is White with a population of 35,295 (96.49% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 38,839 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Whitley County's population decreased by 262 (0.73%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Whitley County's population increased by 977 (2.74%), 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, Whitley County's population was lowest in year 2010 at 35,718.