Brewster County, TX Population

Overview

9,501

Total Population

44.6

Median age

51.64%

Female population %

93.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

65.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4,325

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Brewster County is 44.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Brewster County's population under 18 was 19.01%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Brewster County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.09% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Brewster County, 16.31% were under the age of 15, 14.75% aged 15 to 29, 45.85% aged 30 to 64, 20.38% aged 65 to 84, and 2.72% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 311 more females than males in Brewster County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.64% females and 48.36% males in Brewster County, TX.
The Brewster County, TX gender ratio is 93.7:100 i.e. 93.7 men to 100 women (0.937).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 491.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 400.

Brewster County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Brewster County population: 80.73% are White, 0.28% are Black or African American, 0.82% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.89% are Asian, 4.77% are some other race and 9.50% are multiracial.
Brewster County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 4,325 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,176 (54.48% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Brewster County is White with a population of 7,67 (80.73% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 9,701 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Brewster County's population increased by 342 (3.84%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Brewster County's population increased by 295 (3.19%), 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, Brewster County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 8,916.