Demographic Profile for McPherson County, Nebraska
By measuring total land area, McPherson encompasses a total area of 859 square miles. This area has a very low density of 1 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- White Pine, NV (1 per sq. mile ), Jeff Davis, TX (1 per sq. mile ), Perkins, SD (1 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Union, NM (1 per sq. mile ), Wayne, UT (1 per sq. mile ), Golden Valley, MT (1 per sq. mile ).
McPherson County, Nebraska had a total estimated population of 507 in 2005. The total population has decreased, from the population in the year 2000 of 531. The decline shows a decrease of -4.5 percent. McPherson ranks 26 of 93 counties by growth in total population in Nebraska and the county ranks 1,970 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.
From 2000, a very low amount of people have migrated to McPherson from outside the country. The immigration into McPherson totals 0 percent of immigration into the State of Nebraska. This percent of immigration can be considered very low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.
McPherson County, Nebraska has a population that is comprised of 98 percent White, 0 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 1.6 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 2.0 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Nebraska percent of 12.7. Since 2000, McPherson has increased the percent of minority population when 1.9 percent of the total population were minorities.
The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in McPherson County, Nebraska to be 43.1 years of age. The median in McPherson is greater than the median age for the State of Nebraska of 36.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 40.4 years old. With 22.9 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, McPherson can be described as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low presence of the population, with 57 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 20.1 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a relatively high proportion of the area population base.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
McPherson County, Nebraska had a total estimated population of 507 in 2005. The total population has decreased, from the population in the year 2000 of 531. The decline shows a decrease of -4.5 percent. McPherson ranks 26 of 93 counties by growth in total population in Nebraska and the county ranks 1,970 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.
From 2000, a very low amount of people have migrated to McPherson from outside the country. The immigration into McPherson totals 0 percent of immigration into the State of Nebraska. This percent of immigration can be considered very low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.
McPherson County, Nebraska has a population that is comprised of 98 percent White, 0 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 1.6 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 2.0 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Nebraska percent of 12.7. Since 2000, McPherson has increased the percent of minority population when 1.9 percent of the total population were minorities.
The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in McPherson County, Nebraska to be 43.1 years of age. The median in McPherson is greater than the median age for the State of Nebraska of 36.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 40.4 years old. With 22.9 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, McPherson can be described as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low presence of the population, with 57 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 20.1 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a relatively high proportion of the area population base.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
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