Nenana, AK Population

Overview

506

Total Population

31.2

Median age

66.21%

Female population %

51:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

136.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

21

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Nenana's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Nenana is 31.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Nenana's population under 18 was 45.65%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Nenana's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.38% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Nenana, 39.33% were under the age of 15, 8.30% aged 15 to 29, 33.99% aged 30 to 64, 16.40% aged 65 to 84, and 1.98% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 164 more females than males in Nenana:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 66.21% females and 33.79% males in Nenana, AK.
The Nenana, AK gender ratio is 51:100 i.e. 51 men to 100 women (0.510).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 22.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 65.

Nenana's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Nenana population: 58.10% are White, 32.21% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 9.68% are multiracial.
Nenana's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 21 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 485 (95.85% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Nenana is White with a population of 294 (58.10% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 401 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Nenana's population decreased by 24 (5.99%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Nenana's population decreased by 23 (6.10%), 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, Nenana's population was lowest in year 2009 at 342.