Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Since the year 2000, a low number of individuals have migrated to Cherry from another country. The international migration into Cherry makes up 0.1 percent of the total migration into the State of Nebraska. This percent of immigration can be considered low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Cherry County, Nebraska has a population that is made up of 92.6 percent White, 0.1 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 1 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 1.5 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Nebraska percent of 12.7. Since 2000, Cherry has increased the level of diversity when 1.2 percent of the population were minorities.

Cherry County, Nebraska had a population that was estimated at 6,098 in 2005. The total population has decreased, since its 2000 population of 6,143. The decline represents a decrease of -0.7 percent. Cherry ranks 30 of 93 counties when calculating total change in population for Nebraska and the county ranks 2,001 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

In terms of total land area, Cherry extends a total area of 5961 square miles. The land areas 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 ).

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Cherry County, Nebraska to be 41.1 years old. The median age in Cherry is greater than the median age in Nebraska of 36.2. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 39.6 years old. With a total of 23.4 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Cherry can be understood as being made up of a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 59.1 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 17.5 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.

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

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