Arthur County, NE Population

Overview

472

Total Population

42.7

Median age

51.48%

Female population %

94.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

88.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

8

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Arthur County is 42.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Arthur County's population under 18 was 28.60%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Arthur County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.85% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Arthur County, 20.97% were under the age of 15, 12.50% aged 15 to 29, 40.68% aged 30 to 64, 24.36% aged 65 to 84, and 1.48% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 14 more females than males in Arthur County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.48% females and 48.52% males in Arthur County, NE.
The Arthur County, NE gender ratio is 94.2:100 i.e. 94.2 men to 100 women (0.942).
For male population, the largest age group is 80-84 years with a population of 33.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 23.

Arthur County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Arthur County population: 93.64% are White, 0.21% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.21% are some other race and 5.93% are multiracial.
Arthur County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 8 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 464 (98.31% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Arthur County is White with a population of 442 (93.64% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 479 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, Arthur County's population increased by 23 (5.20%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Arthur County's population decreased by 33 (7.10%), 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, Arthur County's population was lowest in year 2009 at 348.