Cedar County, NE Population

Overview

8,401

Total Population

41.9

Median age

49.26%

Female population %

103:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

74.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

185

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Cedar County is 41.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cedar County's population under 18 was 25.76%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cedar County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.27% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cedar County, 21.45% were under the age of 15, 16.06% aged 15 to 29, 41.22% aged 30 to 64, 16.59% aged 65 to 84, and 4.68% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 125 less females than males in Cedar County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.26% females and 50.74% males in Cedar County, NE.
The Cedar County, NE gender ratio is 103:100 i.e. 103 men to 100 women (1.030).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 354.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 367.

Cedar County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Cedar County population: 96.64% are White, 0.11% are Black or African American, 0.57% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.14% are Asian, 1.31% are some other race and 1.23% are multiracial.
Cedar County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 185 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,216 (97.80% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cedar County is White with a population of 8,119 (96.64% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 9,585 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Cedar County's population decreased by 766 (7.99%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cedar County's population decreased by 447 (5.07%), 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, Cedar County's population was lowest in year 2021 at 8,325.