Steele County, ND Population

Overview

1,870

Total Population

45.8

Median age

46.84%

Female population %

113.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

76.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

75

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Steele County is 45.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Steele County's population under 18 was 22.67%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Steele County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.80% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Steele County, 19.68% were under the age of 15, 13.05% aged 15 to 29, 43.48% aged 30 to 64, 20.37% aged 65 to 84, and 3.42% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 118 less females than males in Steele County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.84% females and 53.16% males in Steele County, ND.
The Steele County, ND gender ratio is 113.5:100 i.e. 113.5 men to 100 women (1.135).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 112.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 88.

Steele County's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Steele County population: 94.71% are White, 0.37% are Black or African American, 0.53% are some other race and 4.39% are multiracial.
Steele County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 75 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,795 (95.99% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Steele County is White with a population of 1,771 (94.71% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,233 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Steele County's population decreased by 240 (10.75%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Steele County's population decreased by 206 (10.34%), 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, Steele County's population was lowest in year 2009 at 1,760.