Paxton, NE Population

Overview

593

Total Population

36.2

Median age

48.06%

Female population %

108.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

69.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

45

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Paxton is 36.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Paxton's population under 18 was 28.33%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Paxton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.38% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Paxton, 22.60% were under the age of 15, 21.59% aged 15 to 29, 37.44% aged 30 to 64, 16.02% aged 65 to 84, and 2.36% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 23 less females than males in Paxton:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.06% females and 51.94% males in Paxton, NE.
The Paxton, NE gender ratio is 108.1:100 i.e. 108.1 men to 100 women (1.081).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 39.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 32.

Paxton's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Paxton population: 97.47% are White and 2.53% are multiracial.
Paxton's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 45 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 548 (92.41% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Paxton is White with a population of 578 (97.47% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 642 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Paxton's population decreased by 119 (18.54%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Paxton's population decreased by 10 (1.91%), 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, Paxton's population was lowest in year 2019 at 490.