Elsa, TX Population

Overview

5,783

Total Population

30.8

Median age

54.73%

Female population %

82.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

58.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5,728

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Elsa is 30.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Elsa's population under 18 was 27.29%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Elsa's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.85% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Elsa, 24.09% were under the age of 15, 24.78% aged 15 to 29, 38.28% aged 30 to 64, 11.72% aged 65 to 84, and 1.12% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 547 more females than males in Elsa:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.73% females and 45.27% males in Elsa, TX.
The Elsa, TX gender ratio is 82.7:100 i.e. 82.7 men to 100 women (0.827).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 303.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 363.

Elsa's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Elsa population: 73.54% are White, 1.66% are Black or African American, 1.80% are some other race and 23% are multiracial.
Elsa's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 5,728 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 55 (0.95% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Elsa is White with a population of 4,253 (73.54% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 7,254 in the year 2015
From 2000 to 2010, Elsa's population increased by 722 (12.85%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Elsa's population decreased by 675 (10.64%), 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, Elsa's population was lowest in year 2000 at 5,620.