Frontier County, NE Population

Overview

2,512

Total Population

43.7

Median age

46.78%

Female population %

113.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

69.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

65

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Frontier County is 43.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Frontier County's population under 18 was 19.90%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Frontier County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.92% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Frontier County, 16.16% were under the age of 15, 20.90% aged 15 to 29, 38.02% aged 30 to 64, 21.22% aged 65 to 84, and 3.70% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 162 less females than males in Frontier County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.78% females and 53.22% males in Frontier County, NE.
The Frontier County, NE gender ratio is 113.8:100 i.e. 113.8 men to 100 women (1.138).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 147.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 99.

Frontier County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Frontier County population: 95.14% are White, 1% are Black or African American, 0.20% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.48% are some other race and 3.18% are multiracial.
Frontier County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 65 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,447 (97.41% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Frontier County is White with a population of 2,39 (95.14% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,064 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Frontier County's population decreased by 304 (9.92%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Frontier County's population decreased by 256 (9.28%), 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, Frontier County's population was lowest in year 2020 at 2,504.