Asherton, TX Population

Overview

698

Total Population

52.1

Median age

67.77%

Female population %

47.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

75.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

658

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Asherton's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Asherton is 52.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Asherton's population under 18 was 15.62%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Asherton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 29.37% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Asherton, 13.75% were under the age of 15, 10.60% aged 15 to 29, 46.28% aged 30 to 64, 27.51% aged 65 to 84, and 1.86% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 248 more females than males in Asherton:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 67.77% females and 32.23% males in Asherton, TX.
The Asherton, TX gender ratio is 47.6:100 i.e. 47.6 men to 100 women (0.476).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 31.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 94.

Asherton's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Asherton population: 59.89% are White, 0.14% are Black or African American, 0.14% are Asian, 1% are some other race and 38.83% are multiracial.
Asherton's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 658 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4 (5.73% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Asherton is White with a population of 418 (59.89% of the total population).

Asherton's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,318 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Asherton's population decreased by 268 (20.33%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Asherton's population decreased by 336 (32.00%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Asherton's population was lowest in year 2022 at 699.