Garza County, TX Population

Overview

5,734

Total Population

43.5

Median age

38.58%

Female population %

159.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

36.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2,859

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Garza County is 43.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Garza County's population under 18 was 14.04%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Garza County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.94% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Garza County, 10.73% were under the age of 15, 19.52% aged 15 to 29, 53.82% aged 30 to 64, 13.27% aged 65 to 84, and 2.67% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,310 less females than males in Garza County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 38.58% females and 61.42% males in Garza County, TX.
The Garza County, TX gender ratio is 159.2:100 i.e. 159.2 men to 100 women (1.592).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 529.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 263.

Garza County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Garza County population: 71.97% are White, 7.34% are Black or African American, 0.61% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.34% are Asian, 6.96% are some other race and 10.78% are multiracial.
Garza County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 2,859 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,875 (50.14% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Garza County is White with a population of 4,127 (71.97% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,556 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Garza County's population increased by 1,604 (32.99%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Garza County's population decreased by 649 (10.04%), 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, Garza County's population was lowest in year 2008 at 4,723.