Delta County, TX Population

Overview

5,251

Total Population

40.6

Median age

55.67%

Female population %

79.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

69.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

468

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Delta County is 40.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Delta County's population under 18 was 24.13%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Delta County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.25% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Delta County, 21.81% were under the age of 15, 15.50% aged 15 to 29, 43.44% aged 30 to 64, 16.78% aged 65 to 84, and 2.48% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 595 more females than males in Delta County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.67% females and 44.33% males in Delta County, TX.
The Delta County, TX gender ratio is 79.6:100 i.e. 79.6 men to 100 women (0.796).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 270.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 273.

Delta County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Delta County population: 83.64% are White, 8.47% are Black or African American, 0.04% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.32% are Asian, 0.70% are some other race and 6.82% are multiracial.
Delta County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 468 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,783 (91.09% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Delta County is White with a population of 4,392 (83.64% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,497 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Delta County's population decreased by 59 (1.11%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Delta County's population decreased by 20 (0.38%), 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, Delta County's population was lowest in year 2013 at 5,117.