Wakefield, NE Population

Overview

1,341

Total Population

36.0

Median age

51.90%

Female population %

92.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

78.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

697

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wakefield is 36.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wakefield's population under 18 was 34.60%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wakefield's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.90% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wakefield, 31.10% were under the age of 15, 11.04% aged 15 to 29, 44.97% aged 30 to 64, 9.77% aged 65 to 84, and 3.13% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 51 more females than males in Wakefield:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.90% females and 48.10% males in Wakefield, NE.
The Wakefield, NE gender ratio is 92.7:100 i.e. 92.7 men to 100 women (0.927).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 108.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 93.

Wakefield's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Wakefield population: 64.28% are White, 0.45% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 19.91% are some other race and 15.36% are multiracial.
Wakefield's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 697 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 644 (48.02% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wakefield is White with a population of 862 (64.28% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,525 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Wakefield's population increased by 63 (4.52%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wakefield's population increased by 68 (4.67%), 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, Wakefield's population was lowest in year 2004 at 1,325.