Blanket, TX Population

Overview

385

Total Population

42.8

Median age

47.01%

Female population %

112.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

62.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Blanket is 42.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Blanket's population under 18 was 21.56%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Blanket's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.00% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Blanket, 18.44% were under the age of 15, 20.26% aged 15 to 29, 41.30% aged 30 to 64, 18.96% aged 65 to 84, and 1.04% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 23 less females than males in Blanket:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.01% females and 52.99% males in Blanket, TX.
The Blanket, TX gender ratio is 112.7:100 i.e. 112.7 men to 100 women (1.127).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 27.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 19.

Blanket's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Blanket population: 97.66% are White, 0.78% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 1.56% are multiracial.
Blanket's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 285 (74.03% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Blanket is White with a population of 376 (97.66% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 444 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Blanket's population decreased by 49 (11.19%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Blanket's population decreased by 20 (5.14%), 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, Blanket's population was lowest in year 2021 at 366.