Furnas County, NE Population

Overview

4,655

Total Population

46.5

Median age

50.16%

Female population %

99.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

74.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

223

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Furnas County is 46.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Furnas County's population under 18 was 22.77%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Furnas County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.60% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Furnas County, 18.20% were under the age of 15, 16.28% aged 15 to 29, 40.92% aged 30 to 64, 21.29% aged 65 to 84, and 3.31% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 15 more females than males in Furnas County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.16% females and 49.84% males in Furnas County, NE.
The Furnas County, NE gender ratio is 99.4:100 i.e. 99.4 men to 100 women (0.994).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 225.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 193.

Furnas County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Furnas County population: 96.67% are White, 0.39% are Black or African American, 0.47% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.24% are Asian, 0.04% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.37% are some other race and 1.83% are multiracial.
Furnas County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 223 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,432 (95.21% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Furnas County is White with a population of 4,5 (96.67% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,280 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Furnas County's population decreased by 335 (6.34%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Furnas County's population decreased by 319 (6.45%), 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, Furnas County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 4,575.