Booker, TX Population

Overview

1,433

Total Population

29.4

Median age

52.69%

Female population %

89.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

64.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

872

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Booker is 29.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Booker's population under 18 was 29.31%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Booker's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.84% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Booker, 26.38% were under the age of 15, 24.98% aged 15 to 29, 35.80% aged 30 to 64, 11.65% aged 65 to 84, and 1.19% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 77 more females than males in Booker:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.69% females and 47.31% males in Booker, TX.
The Booker, TX gender ratio is 89.8:100 i.e. 89.8 men to 100 women (0.898).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 87.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 118.

Booker's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Booker population: 61.34% are White, 0.77% are Black or African American, 0.49% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.40% are Asian, 20.80% are some other race and 15.21% are multiracial.
Booker's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 872 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 561 (39.15% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Booker is White with a population of 879 (61.34% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,640 in the year 2015
From 2000 to 2010, Booker's population increased by 207 (15.92%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Booker's population decreased by 84 (5.57%), 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, Booker's population was lowest in year 2001 at 1,252.