Nuckolls County, NE Population

Overview

4,125

Total Population

49.3

Median age

50.23%

Female population %

99.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

78.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

13

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Nuckolls County is 49.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Nuckolls County's population under 18 was 20.51%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Nuckolls County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.72% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Nuckolls County, 17.09% were under the age of 15, 13.99% aged 15 to 29, 42.21% aged 30 to 64, 23.78% aged 65 to 84, and 2.93% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 19 more females than males in Nuckolls County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.23% females and 49.77% males in Nuckolls County, NE.
The Nuckolls County, NE gender ratio is 99.1:100 i.e. 99.1 men to 100 women (0.991).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 202.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 206.

Nuckolls County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Nuckolls County population: 96.46% are White, 0.19% are Black or African American, 0.07% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.75% are Asian, 0.07% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.29% are some other race and 2.16% are multiracial.
Nuckolls County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 13 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,995 (96.85% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Nuckolls County is White with a population of 3,979 (96.46% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,027 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Nuckolls County's population decreased by 513 (10.20%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Nuckolls County's population decreased by 424 (9.39%), 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, Nuckolls County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 4,041.