Edwards County, TX Population

Overview

1,366

Total Population

46.8

Median age

45.97%

Female population %

117.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

62.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

619

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Edwards County is 46.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Edwards County's population under 18 was 16.18%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Edwards County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.18% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Edwards County, 10.25% were under the age of 15, 24.45% aged 15 to 29, 37.12% aged 30 to 64, 26.94% aged 65 to 84, and 1.24% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 110 less females than males in Edwards County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.97% females and 54.03% males in Edwards County, TX.
The Edwards County, TX gender ratio is 117.5:100 i.e. 117.5 men to 100 women (1.175).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 149.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 123.

Edwards County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Edwards County population: 98.83% are White, 0.07% are Black or African American, 0.15% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.73% are some other race and 0.22% are multiracial.
Edwards County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 619 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 747 (54.69% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Edwards County is White with a population of 1,35 (98.83% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,116 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Edwards County's population decreased by 117 (5.53%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Edwards County's population decreased by 575 (28.76%), 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, Edwards County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,422.