El Campo, TX Population

Overview

12,280

Total Population

33.9

Median age

52.05%

Female population %

92.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

69.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6,169

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in El Campo is 33.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
El Campo's population under 18 was 31.47%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
El Campo's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.98% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in El Campo, 26.14% were under the age of 15, 18.53% aged 15 to 29, 40.35% aged 30 to 64, 11.87% aged 65 to 84, and 3.10% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 504 more females than males in El Campo:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.05% females and 47.95% males in El Campo, TX.
The El Campo, TX gender ratio is 92.1:100 i.e. 92.1 men to 100 women (0.921).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 595.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 609.

El Campo's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of El Campo population: 77.16% are White, 9.11% are Black or African American, 0.09% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 6.19% are some other race and 7.45% are multiracial.
El Campo's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 6,169 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,111 (49.76% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in El Campo is White with a population of 9,475 (77.16% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 12,333 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, El Campo's population increased by 133 (1.15%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, El Campo's population increased by 646 (5.53%), 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, El Campo's population was lowest in year 2008 at 11,248.