Phelps County, NE Population

Overview

8,972

Total Population

40.6

Median age

49.55%

Female population %

101.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

68.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

547

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Phelps County is 40.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Phelps County's population under 18 was 24.34%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Phelps County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.41% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Phelps County, 20.17% were under the age of 15, 16.16% aged 15 to 29, 43.26% aged 30 to 64, 17.42% aged 65 to 84, and 2.99% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 80 less females than males in Phelps County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.55% females and 50.45% males in Phelps County, NE.
The Phelps County, NE gender ratio is 101.8:100 i.e. 101.8 men to 100 women (1.018).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 381.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 337.

Phelps County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Phelps County population: 94% are White, 0.23% are Black or African American, 0.78% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.04% are Asian, 0.14% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.82% are some other race and 3.97% are multiracial.
Phelps County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 547 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,425 (93.90% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Phelps County is White with a population of 8,434 (94% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 9,728 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Phelps County's population decreased by 545 (5.60%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Phelps County's population decreased by 211 (2.30%), 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, Phelps County's population was lowest in year 2021 at 8,933.