Merrick County, NE Population

Overview

7,687

Total Population

43.3

Median age

49.29%

Female population %

102.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

66.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

391

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Merrick County is 43.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Merrick County's population under 18 was 22.56%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Merrick County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.14% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Merrick County, 18.68% were under the age of 15, 16.70% aged 15 to 29, 43.48% aged 30 to 64, 17.89% aged 65 to 84, and 3.25% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 109 less females than males in Merrick County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.29% females and 50.71% males in Merrick County, NE.
The Merrick County, NE gender ratio is 102.9:100 i.e. 102.9 men to 100 women (1.029).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 400.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 322.

Merrick County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Merrick County population: 93.87% are White, 0.09% are Black or African American, 0.39% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.87% are Asian, 1.29% are some other race and 3.49% are multiracial.
Merrick County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 391 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,296 (94.91% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Merrick County is White with a population of 7,216 (93.87% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 8,129 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Merrick County's population decreased by 277 (3.41%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Merrick County's population decreased by 197 (2.51%), 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, Merrick County's population was lowest in year 2007 at 7,593.