Bailey County, TX Population

Overview

6,968

Total Population

33.6

Median age

50.26%

Female population %

99:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

55.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4,636

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Bailey County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Bailey County is 33.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bailey County's population under 18 was 27.88%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bailey County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.45% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bailey County, 22.09% were under the age of 15, 21.21% aged 15 to 29, 43.25% aged 30 to 64, 11.25% aged 65 to 84, and 2.20% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 36 more females than males in Bailey County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.26% females and 49.74% males in Bailey County, TX.
The Bailey County, TX gender ratio is 99:100 i.e. 99 men to 100 women (0.990).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 389.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 452.

Bailey County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Bailey County population: 86.70% are White, 0.24% are Black or African American, 0.88% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.73% are Asian, 11.41% are some other race and 0.04% are multiracial.
Bailey County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 4,636 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,332 (33.47% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bailey County is White with a population of 6,041 (86.70% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 7,219 in the year 2015
From 2000 to 2010, Bailey County's population increased by 596 (9.09%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bailey County's population decreased by 286 (4.00%), 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, Bailey County's population was lowest in year 2009 at 6,219.