POPULATION BY AGE AND SEX
Nebraska - Selected Years
	2000			2006*
Age	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
All Ages	1,711,263	843,351	867,912	1,768,331	876,754	891,577
Under 5 Years	117,048	59,681	57,367	127,665	65,313	62,352
5-9 Years	123,445	63,001	60,444	117,832	60,157	57,675
10-14 Years	128,934	66,180	62,754	121,644	62,179	59,465
15-19 Years	134,909	69,235	65,674	130,338	37,083	93,255
20-24 Years	120,331	61,301	59,030	136,367	69,900	66,467
25-29 Years	112,049	57,373	54,676	117,289	60,705	56,584
30-34 Years	111,224	56,673	54,551	109,655	56,133	53,522
35-44 Years	263,834	132,620	131,214	235,563	119,327	116,236
45-54 Years	225,754	112,606	113,148	255,959	127,810	128,149
55-59 Years	77,584	38,280	39,304	106,359	52,821	53,538
60-64 Years	63,956	30,771	33,185	75,005	36,930	38,075
65-74 Years	115,699	53,065	62,634	112,270	52,137	60,133
75-84 Years	82,543	33,003	49,540	83,257	34,562	48,695
85 Years & Over	33,953	9,562	24,391	39,128	11,697	27,431
Under 18 Years	450,242	230,386	219,856	445,033	227,697	217,336
As % of Total	26.3%	27.3%	25.3%	25.2%	26.0%	24.4%
65 Years & Over	232,195	95,630	136,565	234,655	68,396	166,259
As % of Total	13.6%	11.3%	15.7%	13.3%	7.8%	18.6%
Median Age	35.3	34.0	36.6	36.0	34.7	37.3
	1970			1980			1990
Age	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
All Ages	1,483,493	724,455	759,038	1,569,825	765,894	803,931	1,578,417	769,422	808,995
Under 5 Years	120,222	61,188	59,034	122,946	62,703	60,243	121,175	62,279	58,896
5-9 Years	147,228	74,811	72,417	118,045	60,399	57,646	126,045	64,398	61,647
10-14 Years	152,969	78,362	74,607	120,907	61,803	59,104	117,094	60,068	57,026
15-19 Years	143,175	71,377	71,798	147,249	74,437	72,812	113,347	57,782	55,565
20-24 Years	114,687	55,167	59,520	148,734	74,697	74,037	109,015	54,816	54,199
25-29 Years	89,053	44,302	44,751	134,794	67,366	67,428	124,976	62,459	62,517
30-34 Years	77,931	38,583	39,348	114,407	57,398	57,009	131,895	66,117	65,778
35-44 Years	159,081	78,663	80,418	163,477	81,674	82,100	228,572	114,006	114,566
45-54 Years	156,963	77,411	79,552	150,653	73,975	76,678	148,802	73,595	75,207
55-59 Years	71,788	34,605	37,183	75,104	36,566	38,538	66,967	32,244	34,723
60-64 Years	66,870	31,737	35,133	67,528	31,490	36,038	67,852	32,523	35,329
65-74 Years	105,221	46,763	58,458	114,021	50,455	63,566	117,546	52,486	65,060
75-84 Years	61,964	25,454	36,510	67,919	25,514	42,406	76,212	28,710	47,502
85 Years & Over	16,341	6,032	10,309	23,744	7,417	16,327	28,919	7,939	20,980
Under 18 Years	507,491	258,406	249,085	447,170	228,450	218,720	451,608	231,562	220,046
As % of Total	34.2%	35.7%	32.8%	28.5%	29.8%	27.2%	27.2%	30.1%	27.2%
65 Years & Over	183,526	78,249	105,277	205,684	83,386	122,298	222,677	89,135	133,542
As % of Total	12.4%	10.8%	13.9%	13.1%	10.9%	15.2%	14.1%	11.6%	16.5%
Median Age	28.6	27.4	29.7	29.7	28.6	30.9	32.9	31.7	34.1
	1940			1950			1960
Age	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
All Ages	1,315,834	665,788	650,046	1,325,510	667,332	658,178	1,411,330	700,026	711,304
Under 5 Years	104,546	53,511	51,035	140,169	71,463	68,706	160,207	81,711	78,496
5-9 Years	108,552	55,268	53,284	110,805	56,549	54,256	147,411	74,761	72,650
10-14 Years	118,433	60,398	58,035	97,710	50,332	47,378	128,207	65,472	62,735
15-19 Years	125,101	63,304	61,797	97,265	48,605	48,660	100,283	50,130	50,153
20-24 Years	107,339	52,418	54,921	98,877	49,437	49,440	82,974	40,513	42,461
25-29 Years	100,045	49,358	50,687	99,135	50,478	48,657	82,625	41,112	41,513
30-34 Years	95,553	47,518	48,035	90,629	44,877	45,752	86,819	43,529	43,290
35-44 Years	174,684	87,253	87,431	174,822	87,471	87,351	170,643	85,017	85,626
45-54 Years	161,797	82,758	79,039	153,354	76,658	76,696	155,430	76,896	78,534
55-59 Years	63,245	33,023	30,222	70,790	35,742	35,048	68,833	33,768	35,065
60-64 Years	50,907	26,405	24,502	61,575	31,322	30,253	63,742	30,766	32,976
65-74 Years	70,816	36,709	34,107	85,660	42,847	42,813	105,149	50,068	55,081
75-84 Years	34,816	17,865	16,951	44,419	21,569	22,850	48,543	21,975	26,568
85 Years & Over	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	10,464	4,308	6,156
Under 18 Years	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	499,907	254,772	245,135
As % of Total	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	35.4%	36.4%	34.5%
65 Years & Over	105,632	54,574	51,058	130,079	64,416	65,663	164,156	76,351	87,805
As % of Total	8.0%	8.2%	7.9%	9.8%	9.7%	10.0%	11.6%	10.9%	12.3%
Median Age	29.7	29.9	29.5	31.0	30.0	31.3	30.2	29.6	30.9
	1910			1920			1930
Age	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
All Ages	1,192,214	627,782	564,432	1,296,732	672,805	623,927	1,377,963	706,348	671,615
Under 5 Years	140,096	71,148	68,948	143,240	73,017	70,223	130,337	66,742	63,595
5-9 Years	128,086	64,928	63,158	140,580	71,498	69,082	141,487	71,931	69,556
10-14 Years	121,782	61,594	60,188	132,108	66,992	65,116	136,339	69,173	67,166
15-19 Years	124,518	63,188	61,330	119,052	59,625	59,427	132,100	66,788	65,312
20-24 Years	123,104	64,722	58,382	116,815	58,451	58,364	120,788	60,298	60,490
25-29 Years	105,572	56,370	49,202	113,488	57,863	55,625	104,370	52,163	52,207
30-34 Years	86,136	46,122	40,014	100,763	52,355	48,408	99,601	50,976	48,625
35-44 Years	138,123	74,378	63,745	163,093	86,741	76,352	189,667	97,628	92,039
45-54 Years	106,507	59,621	46,886	118,405	64,396	54,009	141,506	74,511	66,995
55-59 Years	36,476	20,326	16,150	44,522	24,653	19,869	52,041	27,577	24,464
60-64 Years	29,074	15,980	13,094	37,419	20,864	16,555	42,783	22,815	19,968
65-74 Years	36,577	20,251	16,326	44,549	24,264	20,285	59,956	32,625	27,331
75-84 Years	14,194	7,689	6,505	19,792	10,461	9,331	23,238	13,641	9,597
85 Years & Over	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Under 18 Years	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
As % of Total	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
65 Years & Over	50,771	27,940	22,831	64,341	34,725	29,616	83,194	46,266	36,928
As % of Total	4.3%	4.5%	4.0%	5.0%	5.2%	4.7%	6.0%	6.6%	5.5%
Median Age	23.3	24.0	22.4	24.8	25.5	24.1	26.3	26.7	25.9
Source:  U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 2000 Census of Population, May 2001, and Web release, May 2007
*2006 numbers are estimates/projections; other years are Census counts.
Last Updated:	17-May-07
by Nebraska Databook
email:	mlundeen@neded.org