Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Estimated since the year 2000, a very low amount of people migrated to Burt from another country. The international migration into Burt totals 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Nebraska. This level of international migration can be considered very low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Burt County, Nebraska had an estimated population of 7,455 in the year 2005. The population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 7,797. The decline signifies a decrease of -4.4 percent. Burt ranks 75 of 93 counties when analyzing total population change in Nebraska and the county ranks 2,575 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

Burt County, Nebraska has a population that is made of 96.7 percent White, 0.3 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 1.4 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 1.9 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Nebraska percent of 12.7. Since 2000, Burt has increased in diversity when 1.7 percent of the total population were minorities.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Burt County, Nebraska to be 44.7 years old. The median in Burt is greater than the median age in Nebraska of 36.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 42.4 years of age. With a total of 22.5 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Burt can be understood as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low representation within the population, making up 55.8 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 21.7 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a relatively high percent of the population base.

When calculating the total land area, Burt spans a total area of 493 square miles. This area has a very low density of 15 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Val Verde, TX (15 per sq. mile ), Callahan, TX (15 per sq. mile ), Sanpete, UT (15 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Greene, AL (15 per sq. mile ), Franklin, MS (15 per sq. mile ), Cleveland, AR (15 per sq. mile ).

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

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