Garden County, NE Population

Overview

1,726

Total Population

53.8

Median age

50.41%

Female population %

98.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

93.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

29

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Garden County is 53.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Garden County's population under 18 was 20.68%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Garden County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 30.71% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Garden County, 17.56% were under the age of 15, 8.98% aged 15 to 29, 42.76% aged 30 to 64, 25.72% aged 65 to 84, and 4.98% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 14 more females than males in Garden County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.41% females and 49.59% males in Garden County, NE.
The Garden County, NE gender ratio is 98.4:100 i.e. 98.4 men to 100 women (0.984).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 98.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 99.

Garden County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Garden County population: 97.74% are White, 0.12% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.23% are Asian, 0.93% are some other race and 0.98% are multiracial.
Garden County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 29 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,697 (98.32% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Garden County is White with a population of 1,687 (97.74% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,282 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Garden County's population decreased by 207 (9.07%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Garden County's population decreased by 189 (9.11%), 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, Garden County's population was lowest in year 2009 at 1,776.