Wayne County, NE Population

Overview

9,590

Total Population

32.2

Median age

49.62%

Female population %

101.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

47.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

641

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wayne County is 32.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wayne County's population under 18 was 20.04%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wayne County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.06% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wayne County, 16.34% were under the age of 15, 31.43% aged 15 to 29, 36.17% aged 30 to 64, 13.26% aged 65 to 84, and 2.79% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 72 less females than males in Wayne County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.62% females and 50.38% males in Wayne County, NE.
The Wayne County, NE gender ratio is 101.5:100 i.e. 101.5 men to 100 women (1.015).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 690.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 797.

Wayne County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wayne County population: 93.89% are White, 1.05% are Black or African American, 0.18% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.60% are Asian, 0.50% are some other race and 3.77% are multiracial.
Wayne County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 641 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,949 (93.32% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wayne County is White with a population of 9,004 (93.89% of the total population).

Wayne County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 9,871 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Wayne County's population decreased by 240 (2.44%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wayne County's population increased by 84 (0.87%), 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, Wayne County's population was lowest in year 2017 at 9,260.