Cottle County, TX Population

Overview

1,560

Total Population

37.0

Median age

51.28%

Female population %

95:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

70.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

322

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Cottle County is 37.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cottle County's population under 18 was 28.14%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cottle County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.88% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cottle County, 23.33% were under the age of 15, 19.23% aged 15 to 29, 39.55% aged 30 to 64, 15.71% aged 65 to 84, and 2.18% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 40 more females than males in Cottle County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.28% females and 48.72% males in Cottle County, TX.
The Cottle County, TX gender ratio is 95:100 i.e. 95 men to 100 women (0.950).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 87.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 69.

Cottle County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Cottle County population: 73.33% are White, 7.12% are Black or African American, 0.13% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 7.24% are some other race and 12.18% are multiracial.
Cottle County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 322 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,238 (79.36% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cottle County is White with a population of 1,144 (73.33% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,870 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Cottle County's population decreased by 358 (19.14%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cottle County's population decreased by 148 (9.79%), 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, Cottle County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,307.