Carbon, TX Population

Overview

262

Total Population

43.2

Median age

41.60%

Female population %

140.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

77.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

77

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Carbon is 43.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Carbon's population under 18 was 23.66%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Carbon's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.28% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Carbon, 20.23% were under the age of 15, 6.87% aged 15 to 29, 49.62% aged 30 to 64, 20.23% aged 65 to 84, and 3.05% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 44 less females than males in Carbon:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 41.60% females and 58.40% males in Carbon, TX.
The Carbon, TX gender ratio is 140.4:100 i.e. 140.4 men to 100 women (1.404).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 32.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 27.

Carbon's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Carbon population: 96.56% are White and 3.44% are multiracial.
Carbon's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 77 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 185 (70.61% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Carbon is White with a population of 253 (96.56% of the total population).

Carbon's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 285 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Carbon's population increased by 46 (20.18%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Carbon's population increased by 6 (2.19%), 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, Carbon's population was lowest in year 2001 at 225.