Brooks County, TX Population

Overview

7,100

Total Population

37.3

Median age

51.58%

Female population %

93.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

62.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6,506

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Brooks County is 37.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Brooks County's population under 18 was 24.42%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Brooks County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.92% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Brooks County, 19.70% were under the age of 15, 19.99% aged 15 to 29, 41.39% aged 30 to 64, 17.17% aged 65 to 84, and 1.75% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 224 more females than males in Brooks County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.58% females and 48.42% males in Brooks County, TX.
The Brooks County, TX gender ratio is 93.9:100 i.e. 93.9 men to 100 women (0.939).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 488.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 307.

Brooks County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Brooks County population: 68.52% are White, 1.79% are Black or African American, 0.10% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 10.28% are some other race and 19.31% are multiracial.
Brooks County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 6,506 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 594 (8.37% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Brooks County is White with a population of 4,865 (68.52% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 7,940 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Brooks County's population decreased by 727 (9.16%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Brooks County's population decreased by 156 (2.16%), 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, Brooks County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 6,906.