Eagle Lake, TX Population

Overview

3,487

Total Population

26.0

Median age

44.79%

Female population %

123.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

55.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2,071

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Eagle Lake is 26.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Eagle Lake's population under 18 was 28.85%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Eagle Lake's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.65% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Eagle Lake, 23.23% were under the age of 15, 32.38% aged 15 to 29, 31.75% aged 30 to 64, 12.30% aged 65 to 84, and 0.34% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 363 less females than males in Eagle Lake:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 44.79% females and 55.21% males in Eagle Lake, TX.
The Eagle Lake, TX gender ratio is 123.2:100 i.e. 123.2 men to 100 women (1.232).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 288.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 399.

Eagle Lake's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Eagle Lake population: 46.66% are White, 19.16% are Black or African American, 0.17% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 25.44% are some other race and 8.57% are multiracial.
Eagle Lake's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 2,071 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,416 (40.61% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Eagle Lake is White with a population of 1,627 (46.66% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,755 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Eagle Lake's population decreased by 41 (1.12%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Eagle Lake's population decreased by 193 (5.31%), 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, Eagle Lake's population was lowest in year 2021 at 3,440.