Gage County, NE Population

Overview

21,706

Total Population

42.9

Median age

49.30%

Female population %

102.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

65.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

631

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Gage County is 42.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gage County's population under 18 was 22.70%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gage County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.72% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gage County, 18.66% were under the age of 15, 16.44% aged 15 to 29, 44.17% aged 30 to 64, 16.74% aged 65 to 84, and 3.99% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 306 less females than males in Gage County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.30% females and 50.70% males in Gage County, NE.
The Gage County, NE gender ratio is 102.9:100 i.e. 102.9 men to 100 women (1.029).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 845.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 854.

Gage County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Gage County population: 96.18% are White, 0.63% are Black or African American, 0.55% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.60% are Asian, 0.39% are some other race and 1.65% are multiracial.
Gage County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 631 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 21,075 (97.09% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gage County is White with a population of 20,876 (96.18% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 23,248 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Gage County's population decreased by 676 (2.95%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gage County's population decreased by 616 (2.77%), 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, Gage County's population was lowest in year 2018 at 21,499.