Fillmore County, NE Population

Overview

5,561

Total Population

45.9

Median age

50.89%

Female population %

96.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

63.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

231

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Fillmore County is 45.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Fillmore County's population under 18 was 20.32%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Fillmore County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.80% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Fillmore County, 16.09% were under the age of 15, 16.15% aged 15 to 29, 44.96% aged 30 to 64, 18.88% aged 65 to 84, and 3.92% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 99 more females than males in Fillmore County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.89% females and 49.11% males in Fillmore County, NE.
The Fillmore County, NE gender ratio is 96.5:100 i.e. 96.5 men to 100 women (0.965).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 251.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 233.

Fillmore County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Fillmore County population: 94.77% are White, 0.23% are Black or African American, 0.81% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.41% are Asian, 0.36% are some other race and 3.42% are multiracial.
Fillmore County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 231 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,33 (95.85% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Fillmore County is White with a population of 5,27 (94.77% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,606 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Fillmore County's population decreased by 737 (11.16%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Fillmore County's population decreased by 297 (5.06%), 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, Fillmore County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 5,484.