Demographic Profile for Deuel County, Nebraska

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Deuel County, Nebraska to be 45.9 years old. The median in Deuel is greater than the median in Nebraska of 36.2. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in this median, when at that time it was 43.6 years of age. With 19.4 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Deuel can be described as being made up of a relatively low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low presence of the population, with 57.8 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 22.8 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a relatively high proportion of the area population base.

Deuel County, Nebraska had a population that was estimated at 2,004 in the year 2005. The population has decreased, since its 2000 population of 2,109. The decline signifies a decrease of -5 percent. Deuel ranks 40 of 93 counties when calculating total change in population for Nebraska and the county ranks 2,137 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

Since the year 2000, a very low number of individual migrated to the Deuel internationally. The international migration into Deuel totals 0 percent of immigration into the State of Nebraska. This percent of immigration can be considered very low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Deuel County, Nebraska has a population that is made up of 96 percent White, 0 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 2.9 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity, with 3.4 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Nebraska percent of 12.7. Since 2000, Deuel has increased the level of diversity when 3.1 percent of the people were minorities.

When measuring the total land area, Deuel spans a total of 440 total square miles. The area has a very low average population density of 5 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Benson, ND (5 per sq. mile ), Custer, SD (5 per sq. mile ), Kearny, KS (5 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Shoshone, ID (5 per sq. mile ), Churchill, NV (5 per sq. mile ), Huerfano, CO (5 per sq. mile ).

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.