Donna, TX Population

Overview

16,743

Total Population

29.7

Median age

50.96%

Female population %

96.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

89.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

15,664

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Donna is 29.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Donna's population under 18 was 36.89%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Donna's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.37% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Donna, 31.82% were under the age of 15, 18.46% aged 15 to 29, 34.35% aged 30 to 64, 13.56% aged 65 to 84, and 1.82% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 323 more females than males in Donna:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.96% females and 49.04% males in Donna, TX.
The Donna, TX gender ratio is 96.2:100 i.e. 96.2 men to 100 women (0.962).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 1,303.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 1,009.

Donna's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Donna population: 73.68% are White, 0.17% are Black or African American, 11.07% are some other race and 15.07% are multiracial.
Donna's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 15,664 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,079 (6.44% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Donna is White with a population of 12,337 (73.68% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 18,383 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Donna's population decreased by 235 (1.47%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Donna's population increased by 1,003 (6.36%), 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, Donna's population was lowest in year 2010 at 15,781.