Polk County, NE Population

Overview

5,223

Total Population

44.5

Median age

50.87%

Female population %

96.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

68.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

31

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Polk County is 44.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Polk County's population under 18 was 22.92%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Polk County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.11% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Polk County, 18.53% were under the age of 15, 16.87% aged 15 to 29, 42.49% aged 30 to 64, 17.84% aged 65 to 84, and 4.27% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 91 more females than males in Polk County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.87% females and 49.13% males in Polk County, NE.
The Polk County, NE gender ratio is 96.6:100 i.e. 96.6 men to 100 women (0.966).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 251.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 257.

Polk County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Polk County population: 94.68% are White, 0.04% are Black or African American, 0.11% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.72% are some other race and 3.45% are multiracial.
Polk County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 31 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,913 (94.06% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Polk County is White with a population of 4,945 (94.68% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,599 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Polk County's population decreased by 205 (3.66%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Polk County's population decreased by 182 (3.37%), 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, Polk County's population was lowest in year 2009 at 5,103.