Thurston County, NE Population

Overview

6,806

Total Population

27.5

Median age

50.63%

Female population %

97.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

73.5

Total dependency ratio

American Indian and Alaska Native

Largest racial group

49

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Thurston County is 27.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Thurston County's population under 18 was 36.50%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Thurston County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.65% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Thurston County, 30.71% were under the age of 15, 22.60% aged 15 to 29, 35.04% aged 30 to 64, 10.61% aged 65 to 84, and 1.04% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 86 more females than males in Thurston County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.63% females and 49.37% males in Thurston County, NE.
The Thurston County, NE gender ratio is 97.5:100 i.e. 97.5 men to 100 women (0.975).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 407.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 349.

Thurston County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Thurston County population: 36.16% are White, 0.16% are Black or African American, 57.52% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.94% are Asian, 0.88% are some other race and 4.33% are multiracial.
Thurston County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of American Indian and Alaska Native population in the county.
By ethnicity, 49 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,316 (92.80% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Thurston County is American Indian and Alaska Native with a population of 3,915 (57.52% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 7,307 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Thurston County's population decreased by 147 (2.07%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Thurston County's population decreased by 219 (3.14%), 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, Thurston County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 6,507.