Howard City, NE Population

Overview

187

Total Population

52.8

Median age

50.80%

Female population %

96.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

85+ years

Largest age group

71.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Howard City's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Howard City is 52.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Howard City's population under 18 was 13.37%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Howard City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 31.55% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Howard City, 10.16% were under the age of 15, 18.18% aged 15 to 29, 40.11% aged 30 to 64, 19.25% aged 65 to 84, and 12.30% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3 more females than males in Howard City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.80% females and 49.20% males in Howard City, NE.
The Howard City, NE gender ratio is 96.8:100 i.e. 96.8 men to 100 women (0.968).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 14.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 14.

Howard City's population is non diverse:

Racial distribution of Howard City population: 97.33% are White and 2.67% are multiracial.
Howard City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 182 (97.33% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Howard City is White with a population of 182 (97.33% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 221 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Howard City's population decreased by 32 (14.48%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Howard City's population decreased by 9 (4.76%), 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, Howard City's population was lowest in year 2020 at 180.