Merna, NE Population

Overview

341

Total Population

38.4

Median age

44.87%

Female population %

122.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

57.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

28

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Merna's population is of same age compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Merna is 38.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Merna's population under 18 was 27.86%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Merna's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.61% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Merna, 24.05% were under the age of 15, 17.60% aged 15 to 29, 45.75% aged 30 to 64, 11.73% aged 65 to 84, and 0.88% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 35 less females than males in Merna:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 44.87% females and 55.13% males in Merna, NE.
The Merna, NE gender ratio is 122.9:100 i.e. 122.9 men to 100 women (1.229).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 27.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 23.

Merna's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Merna population: 87.98% are White, 6.45% are some other race and 5.57% are multiracial.
Merna's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 28 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 313 (91.79% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Merna is White with a population of 3 (87.98% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 392 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Merna's population decreased by 28 (7.14%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Merna's population decreased by 25 (6.87%), 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, Merna's population was lowest in year 2020 at 339.