Broken Bow, NE Population

Overview

3,522

Total Population

41.4

Median age

53.18%

Female population %

88:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

75.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

15

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Broken Bow's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Broken Bow is 41.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Broken Bow's population under 18 was 27.20%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Broken Bow's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.40% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Broken Bow, 20.70% were under the age of 15, 18.37% aged 15 to 29, 38.53% aged 30 to 64, 18.31% aged 65 to 84, and 4.09% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 224 more females than males in Broken Bow:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.18% females and 46.82% males in Broken Bow, NE.
The Broken Bow, NE gender ratio is 88:100 i.e. 88 men to 100 women (0.880).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 195.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 190.

Broken Bow's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Broken Bow population: 94.21% are White, 1.33% are Black or African American, 0.03% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.60% are some other race and 3.83% are multiracial.
Broken Bow's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 15 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,372 (95.74% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Broken Bow is White with a population of 3,318 (94.21% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,569 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Broken Bow's population decreased by 24 (0.67%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Broken Bow's population decreased by 57 (1.61%), 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, Broken Bow's population was lowest in year 2009 at 3,232.