Dish, TX Population

Overview

483

Total Population

39.3

Median age

53.21%

Female population %

87.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

58.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

59

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Dish is 39.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Dish's population under 18 was 25.26%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Dish's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.87% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Dish, 23.19% were under the age of 15, 7.04% aged 15 to 29, 55.90% aged 30 to 64, 11.80% aged 65 to 84, and 2.07% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 31 more females than males in Dish:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.21% females and 46.79% males in Dish, TX.
The Dish, TX gender ratio is 87.9:100 i.e. 87.9 men to 100 women (0.879).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 39.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 36.

Dish's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Dish population: 88.41% are White, 0.41% are Black or African American, 3.11% are Asian, 7.45% are some other race and 0.62% are multiracial.
Dish's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 59 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 424 (87.78% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Dish is White with a population of 427 (88.41% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 445 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Dish's population increased by 44 (26.99%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Dish's population increased by 235 (113.53%), 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, Dish's population was lowest in year 2000 at 163.