Overview
7,425
Total Population
40.7
Median age
50.99%
Female population %
96.1:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
15-19 years
Largest age group
58.9
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
288
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
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Age
Mccook's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Mccook is 40.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Mccook's population under 18 was 21.80%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Mccook's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.26% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Mccook, 16.82% were under the age of 15, 20.01% aged 15 to 29, 42.91% aged 30 to 64, 15.60% aged 65 to 84, and 4.66% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 147 more females than males in Mccook:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.99% females and 49.01% males in Mccook, NE.
- The Mccook, NE gender ratio is 96.1:100 i.e. 96.1 men to 100 women (0.961).
- For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 487.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 357.
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Race / Ethnicity
Mccook's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Mccook population: 93.82% are White, 0.22% are Black or African American, 0.53% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.04% are Asian, 0.08% are some other race and 5.32% are multiracial.
- Mccook's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 288 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,137 (96.12% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Mccook is White with a population of 6,966 (93.82% of the total population).
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Year by year
Mccook's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 8,037 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Mccook's population decreased by 322 (4.01%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Mccook's population decreased by 299 (3.88%), 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, Mccook's population was lowest in year 2022 at 7,326.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)