Perkins County, NE Population

Overview

2,865

Total Population

42.1

Median age

48.31%

Female population %

107:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

79.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

128

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Perkins County is 42.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Perkins County's population under 18 was 24.78%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Perkins County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.46% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Perkins County, 20.80% were under the age of 15, 14.90% aged 15 to 29, 40.84% aged 30 to 64, 19.44% aged 65 to 84, and 4.01% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 97 less females than males in Perkins County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.31% females and 51.69% males in Perkins County, NE.
The Perkins County, NE gender ratio is 107:100 i.e. 107 men to 100 women (1.070).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 159.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 128.

Perkins County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Perkins County population: 96.16% are White, 0.14% are Black or African American, 0.03% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.31% are Asian, 0.70% are some other race and 2.65% are multiracial.
Perkins County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 128 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,737 (95.53% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Perkins County is White with a population of 2,755 (96.16% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,176 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Perkins County's population decreased by 198 (6.23%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Perkins County's population decreased by 115 (3.86%), 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, Perkins County's population was lowest in year 2009 at 2,780.