Garfield County, NE Population

Overview

1,889

Total Population

45.9

Median age

49.87%

Female population %

100.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

81.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

34

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Garfield County is 45.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Garfield County's population under 18 was 21.70%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Garfield County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.15% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Garfield County, 18.69% were under the age of 15, 16.41% aged 15 to 29, 38.75% aged 30 to 64, 22.02% aged 65 to 84, and 4.13% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 5 less females than males in Garfield County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.87% females and 50.13% males in Garfield County, NE.
The Garfield County, NE gender ratio is 100.5:100 i.e. 100.5 men to 100 women (1.005).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 143.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 108.

Garfield County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Garfield County population: 96.56% are White, 0.32% are Black or African American, 0.05% are Asian, 2.38% are some other race and 0.69% are multiracial.
Garfield County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 34 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,855 (98.20% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Garfield County is White with a population of 1,824 (96.56% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,033 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Garfield County's population increased by 142 (7.51%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Garfield County's population decreased by 226 (11.12%), 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, Garfield County's population was lowest in year 2009 at 1,722.