Weeping Water, NE Population

Overview

1,055

Total Population

40.5

Median age

46.35%

Female population %

115.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

69.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

18

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Weeping Water's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Weeping Water is 40.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Weeping Water's population under 18 was 25.78%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Weeping Water's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.28% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Weeping Water, 20.85% were under the age of 15, 17.16% aged 15 to 29, 41.71% aged 30 to 64, 17.73% aged 65 to 84, and 2.56% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 77 less females than males in Weeping Water:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.35% females and 53.65% males in Weeping Water, NE.
The Weeping Water, NE gender ratio is 115.7:100 i.e. 115.7 men to 100 women (1.157).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 68.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 62.

Weeping Water's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Weeping Water population: 92.04% are White, 0.57% are Black or African American, 5.02% are some other race and 2.37% are multiracial.
Weeping Water's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 18 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,037 (98.29% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Weeping Water is White with a population of 971 (92.04% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,131 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Weeping Water's population decreased by 59 (5.32%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Weeping Water's population decreased by 21 (2.00%), 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, Weeping Water's population was lowest in year 2020 at 1,030.