| PROJECTED STATE POPULATION BY SEX AND AGE CATEGORY | ||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska - 2000 to 2030 | ||||||||||||||||
| Census 2000 | Projection 2010 | Projection 2020 | Projection 2030 | |||||||||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |||||||||
| Age Group | Total | Male | Female | Total | Total | Male | Female | Total | Total | Male | Female | Total | Total | Male | Female | Total |
| Total | 1,711,263 | 843,351 | 867,912 | 100.0 | 1,768,997 | 875,189 | 893,808 | 100.0 | 1,802,678 | 892,257 | 910,421 | 100.0 | 1,820,247 | 899,957 | 920,290 | 100.0 |
| 0 - 4 | 117,048 | 59,681 | 57,367 | 6.8 | 127,806 | 65,496 | 62,310 | 7.2 | 126,416 | 64,713 | 61,703 | 7.0 | 127,221 | 65,035 | 62,186 | 7.0 |
| 5 - 9 | 123,445 | 63,001 | 60,444 | 7.2 | 126,335 | 65,197 | 61,138 | 7.1 | 127,748 | 65,903 | 61,845 | 7.1 | 126,215 | 65,142 | 61,073 | 6.9 |
| 10 - 14 | 128,934 | 66,180 | 62,754 | 7.5 | 119,302 | 61,865 | 57,437 | 6.7 | 128,125 | 66,920 | 61,205 | 7.1 | 126,607 | 66,246 | 60,361 | 7.0 |
| 15 - 19 | 134,909 | 69,235 | 65,674 | 7.9 | 122,890 | 63,590 | 59,300 | 6.9 | 125,602 | 65,903 | 59,699 | 7.0 | 126,664 | 66,559 | 60,105 | 7.0 |
| 20 - 24 | 120,331 | 61,301 | 59,030 | 7.0 | 119,365 | 61,716 | 57,649 | 6.7 | 111,424 | 58,249 | 53,175 | 6.2 | 118,617 | 62,423 | 56,194 | 6.5 |
| 25 - 29 | 112,049 | 57,373 | 54,676 | 6.5 | 119,603 | 61,532 | 58,071 | 6.8 | 108,809 | 56,225 | 52,584 | 6.0 | 110,978 | 58,156 | 52,822 | 6.1 |
| 30 - 34 | 111,224 | 56,673 | 54,551 | 6.5 | 113,423 | 57,062 | 56,361 | 6.4 | 108,991 | 55,367 | 53,624 | 6.0 | 102,992 | 52,946 | 50,046 | 5.7 |
| 35 - 39 | 130,027 | 65,339 | 64,688 | 7.6 | 108,456 | 54,237 | 54,219 | 6.1 | 113,176 | 56,711 | 56,465 | 6.3 | 103,582 | 52,095 | 51,487 | 5.7 |
| 40 - 44 | 133,807 | 67,281 | 66,526 | 7.8 | 108,273 | 54,040 | 54,233 | 6.1 | 108,982 | 53,438 | 55,544 | 6.0 | 104,218 | 51,442 | 52,776 | 5.7 |
| 45 - 49 | 122,714 | 61,050 | 61,664 | 7.2 | 124,407 | 61,606 | 62,801 | 7.0 | 104,521 | 51,214 | 53,307 | 5.8 | 108,486 | 53,119 | 55,367 | 6.0 |
| 50 - 54 | 103,040 | 51,556 | 51,484 | 6.0 | 127,131 | 63,302 | 63,829 | 7.2 | 102,261 | 50,811 | 51,450 | 5.7 | 102,285 | 49,973 | 52,312 | 5.6 |
| 55 - 59 | 77,584 | 38,280 | 39,304 | 4.5 | 114,811 | 56,583 | 58,228 | 6.5 | 114,717 | 56,512 | 58,205 | 6.4 | 95,922 | 47,222 | 48,700 | 5.3 |
| 60 - 64 | 63,956 | 30,771 | 33,185 | 3.7 | 93,882 | 45,822 | 48,060 | 5.3 | 112,912 | 54,962 | 57,950 | 6.3 | 90,649 | 44,271 | 46,378 | 5.0 |
| 65 - 69 | 59,391 | 27,728 | 31,663 | 3.5 | 66,674 | 31,839 | 34,835 | 3.8 | 97,652 | 46,576 | 51,076 | 5.4 | 97,100 | 46,430 | 50,670 | 5.3 |
| 70 - 74 | 56,308 | 25,337 | 30,971 | 3.3 | 51,962 | 23,864 | 28,098 | 2.9 | 76,412 | 35,719 | 40,693 | 4.2 | 91,901 | 42,916 | 48,985 | 5.0 |
| 75 - 79 | 47,991 | 20,320 | 27,671 | 2.8 | 44,461 | 19,196 | 25,265 | 2.5 | 51,155 | 22,717 | 28,438 | 2.8 | 76,087 | 33,768 | 42,319 | 4.2 |
| 80 - 84 | 34,552 | 12,683 | 21,869 | 2.0 | 36,986 | 14,672 | 22,314 | 2.1 | 35,810 | 14,650 | 21,160 | 2.0 | 54,537 | 22,891 | 31,646 | 3.0 |
| 85+ | 33,953 | 9,562 | 24,391 | 2.0 | 43,230 | 13,570 | 29,660 | 2.4 | 47,965 | 15,667 | 32,298 | 2.7 | 56,186 | 19,323 | 36,863 | 3.1 |
| Under 18 | 450,242 | 230,386 | 219,856 | 26.3 | 446,256 | 230,396 | 215,860 | 25.2 | 458,612 | 237,597 | 221,015 | 25.4 | 456,338 | 236,540 | 219,798 | 25.1 |
| 5-17 | 333,194 | 170,705 | 162,489 | 19.5 | 318,450 | 164,900 | 153,550 | 18.0 | 332,196 | 172,884 | 159,312 | 18.4 | 329,117 | 171,505 | 157,612 | 18.1 |
| 18-24 | 174,425 | 89,012 | 85,413 | 10.2 | 169,442 | 87,468 | 81,974 | 9.6 | 160,703 | 84,091 | 76,612 | 8.9 | 168,986 | 88,865 | 80,121 | 9.3 |
| 25-44 | 487,107 | 246,666 | 240,441 | 28.5 | 449,755 | 226,871 | 222,884 | 25.4 | 439,958 | 221,741 | 218,217 | 24.4 | 421,770 | 214,639 | 207,131 | 23.2 |
| 45-64 | 367,294 | 181,657 | 185,637 | 21.5 | 460,231 | 227,313 | 232,918 | 26.0 | 434,411 | 213,499 | 220,912 | 24.1 | 397,342 | 194,585 | 202,757 | 21.8 |
| 65+ | 232,195 | 95,630 | 136,565 | 13.6 | 243,313 | 103,141 | 140,172 | 13.8 | 308,994 | 135,329 | 173,665 | 17.1 | 375,811 | 165,328 | 210,483 | 20.6 |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, Interim State Population Projections, 2005. | ||||||||||||||||
| Last Updated: | November 10, 2008 | |||||||||||||||
| by Nebraska Databook | ||||||||||||||||
| email: | mike.lundeen@nebraska.gov | |||||||||||||||