Commerce, TX Population

Overview

8,667

Total Population

24.0

Median age

57.15%

Female population %

75:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

33.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,567

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Commerce is 24.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Commerce's population under 18 was 18.55%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Commerce's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 8.35% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Commerce, 16.63% were under the age of 15, 43.36% aged 15 to 29, 31.66% aged 30 to 64, 7.79% aged 65 to 84, and 0.57% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,239 more females than males in Commerce:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 57.15% females and 42.85% males in Commerce, TX.
The Commerce, TX gender ratio is 75:100 i.e. 75 men to 100 women (0.750).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 653.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 1,208.

Commerce's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Commerce population: 55.07% are White, 22.57% are Black or African American, 2.55% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.65% are Asian, 9.18% are some other race and 6.98% are multiracial.
Commerce's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 1,567 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,1 (81.92% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Commerce is White with a population of 4,773 (55.07% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 9,670 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Commerce's population increased by 289 (3.71%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Commerce's population increased by 1,015 (12.55%), 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, Commerce's population was lowest in year 2000 at 7,800.