Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Demographic Profile for Morrill County, Nebraska

Since the year 2000, a low number of individual migrated to the Morrill from outside the country. The immigration into Morrill accounts for 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Nebraska. This level of international migration can be considered low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Morrill County, Nebraska to be 41.9 years old. The median age in Morrill is greater than the median age in the State of Nebraska of 36.2. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 39.6 years old. With a total of 23.2 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Morrill can be understood as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the population, with 59.9 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 16.9 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.

Morrill County, Nebraska has a population that is comprised of 88.7 percent White, 0 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 10.1 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest level of diversity, with 10.4 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Nebraska percent of 12.7. Since 2000, Morrill has increased the level of diversity when 10.3 percent of the people were minorities.

Morrill County, Nebraska had a total estimated population of 5,165 in the year 2005. The population has decreased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 5,446. The decline denotes a decrease of -5.2 percent. Morrill ranks 66 of 93 counties by growth in total population in Nebraska and the county ranks 2,477 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

By measuring total land area, Morrill covers a total land area of 1424 square miles. The land areas has a very low density of 4 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Coke, TX (4 per sq. mile ), Jerauld, SD (4 per sq. mile ), Caribou, ID (4 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Sanders, MT (4 per sq. mile ), Fremont, WY (4 per sq. mile ), Chase, KS (4 per sq. mile ).

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

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