Groom, TX Population

Overview

495

Total Population

50.6

Median age

52.32%

Female population %

91.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

82.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

24

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Groom is 50.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Groom's population under 18 was 18.18%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Groom's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 29.70% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Groom, 15.56% were under the age of 15, 10.30% aged 15 to 29, 44.44% aged 30 to 64, 27.07% aged 65 to 84, and 2.63% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 23 more females than males in Groom:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.32% females and 47.68% males in Groom, TX.
The Groom, TX gender ratio is 91.1:100 i.e. 91.1 men to 100 women (0.911).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 31.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 34.

Groom's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Groom population: 95.56% are White, 1.62% are Black or African American, 1.41% are Asian and 1.41% are multiracial.
Groom's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 24 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 471 (95.15% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Groom is White with a population of 473 (95.56% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 581 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Groom's population decreased by 9 (1.55%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Groom's population decreased by 22 (3.85%), 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, Groom's population was lowest in year 2021 at 542.