Cuming County, NE Population

Overview

9,035

Total Population

42.3

Median age

49.60%

Female population %

101.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

72.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

939

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Cuming County is 42.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cuming County's population under 18 was 24.93%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cuming County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.25% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cuming County, 20.72% were under the age of 15, 15.62% aged 15 to 29, 42.41% aged 30 to 64, 18.03% aged 65 to 84, and 3.22% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 73 less females than males in Cuming County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.60% females and 50.40% males in Cuming County, NE.
The Cuming County, NE gender ratio is 101.6:100 i.e. 101.6 men to 100 women (1.016).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 416.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 323.

Cuming County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Cuming County population: 90.37% are White, 0.48% are Black or African American, 0.42% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.15% are Asian, 0.12% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 4.36% are some other race and 4.10% are multiracial.
Cuming County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 939 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,096 (89.61% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cuming County is White with a population of 8,165 (90.37% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 10,154 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Cuming County's population decreased by 993 (9.78%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cuming County's population decreased by 153 (1.67%), 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, Cuming County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 8,818.