Bee County, TX Population

Overview

31,191

Total Population

35.5

Median age

38.34%

Female population %

160.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

42.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

18,573

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Bee County is 35.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bee County's population under 18 was 21.03%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bee County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.31% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bee County, 17.33% were under the age of 15, 23.00% aged 15 to 29, 47.36% aged 30 to 64, 10.99% aged 65 to 84, and 1.32% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 7,275 less females than males in Bee County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 38.34% females and 61.66% males in Bee County, TX.
The Bee County, TX gender ratio is 160.8:100 i.e. 160.8 men to 100 women (1.608).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 2,057.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 934.

Bee County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Bee County population: 74.05% are White, 7.25% are Black or African American, 0.66% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.23% are Asian, 3.24% are some other race and 14.57% are multiracial.
Bee County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 18,573 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 12,618 (40.45% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bee County is White with a population of 23,097 (74.05% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 32,970 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Bee County's population decreased by 386 (1.20%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bee County's population decreased by 813 (2.55%), 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, Bee County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 30,394.