Hooker County, NE Population

Overview

714

Total Population

43.3

Median age

52.80%

Female population %

89.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

80.3

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

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

The median age in Hooker County is 43.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hooker County's population under 18 was 22.41%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hooker County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.91% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hooker County, 18.63% were under the age of 15, 19.47% aged 15 to 29, 35.99% aged 30 to 64, 20.73% aged 65 to 84, and 5.18% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 40 more females than males in Hooker County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.80% females and 47.20% males in Hooker County, NE.
The Hooker County, NE gender ratio is 89.4:100 i.e. 89.4 men to 100 women (0.894).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 48.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 35.

Hooker County's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Hooker County population: 92.16% are White, 0.56% are Black or African American, 0.42% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.26% are some other race and 5.60% are multiracial.
Hooker 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 685 (95.94% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hooker County is White with a population of 658 (92.16% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 773 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Hooker County's population decreased by 36 (4.66%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hooker County's population decreased by 31 (4.21%), 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, Hooker County's population was lowest in year 2017 at 666.