Hayes County, NE Population

Overview

891

Total Population

45.5

Median age

50.17%

Female population %

99.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

74.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Hayes County is 45.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hayes County's population under 18 was 24.69%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hayes County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.44% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hayes County, 21.32% were under the age of 15, 10.77% aged 15 to 29, 46.46% aged 30 to 64, 17.17% aged 65 to 84, and 4.26% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3 more females than males in Hayes County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.17% females and 49.83% males in Hayes County, NE.
The Hayes County, NE gender ratio is 99.3:100 i.e. 99.3 men to 100 women (0.993).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 72.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 49.

Hayes County's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Hayes County population: 96.63% are White, 0.22% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.57% are some other race and 1.57% are multiracial.
Hayes County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 831 (93.27% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hayes County is White with a population of 861 (96.63% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,098 in the year 2002
From 2000 to 2010, Hayes County's population decreased by 114 (10.65%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hayes County's population decreased by 103 (10.77%), 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, Hayes County's population was lowest in year 2021 at 841.