Freestone County, TX Population

Overview

19,478

Total Population

41.3

Median age

47.77%

Female population %

109.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

60.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3,202

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Freestone County is 41.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Freestone County's population under 18 was 22.77%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Freestone County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.49% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Freestone County, 18.14% were under the age of 15, 17.03% aged 15 to 29, 45.33% aged 30 to 64, 17.08% aged 65 to 84, and 2.41% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 868 less females than males in Freestone County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.77% females and 52.23% males in Freestone County, TX.
The Freestone County, TX gender ratio is 109.3:100 i.e. 109.3 men to 100 women (1.093).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 901.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 748.

Freestone County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Freestone County population: 75.47% are White, 14.89% are Black or African American, 0.21% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.40% are Asian, 0.45% are some other race and 8.57% are multiracial.
Freestone County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 3,202 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 16,276 (83.56% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Freestone County is White with a population of 14,701 (75.47% of the total population).

Freestone County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 19,950 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Freestone County's population increased by 1,908 (10.66%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Freestone County's population decreased by 357 (1.80%), 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, Freestone County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 17,894.