Deuel County, NE Population

Overview

1,878

Total Population

47.8

Median age

52.50%

Female population %

90.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

62.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

26

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Deuel County is 47.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Deuel County's population under 18 was 19.60%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Deuel County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.10% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Deuel County, 16.45% were under the age of 15, 14.80% aged 15 to 29, 46.65% aged 30 to 64, 18.37% aged 65 to 84, and 3.73% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 94 more females than males in Deuel County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.50% females and 47.50% males in Deuel County, NE.
The Deuel County, NE gender ratio is 90.5:100 i.e. 90.5 men to 100 women (0.905).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 89.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 89.

Deuel County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Deuel County population: 91.16% are White, 0.11% are Black or African American, 0.69% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.80% are Asian, 1.60% are some other race and 5.64% are multiracial.
Deuel County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 26 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,618 (86.16% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Deuel County is White with a population of 1,712 (91.16% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,083 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Deuel County's population decreased by 158 (7.59%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Deuel County's population decreased by 94 (4.88%), 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, Deuel County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,816.