Overview
6,152
Total Population
50.5
Median age
51.22%
Female population %
95.2:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
60-64 years
Largest age group
57.4
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
294
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Gun Barrel City's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Gun Barrel City is 50.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Gun Barrel City's population under 18 was 17.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Gun Barrel City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.57% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Gun Barrel City, 12.91% were under the age of 15, 16.63% aged 15 to 29, 46.90% aged 30 to 64, 21.08% aged 65 to 84, and 2.49% were 85 years of age and older.

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Gender
There are 150 more females than males in Gun Barrel City:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.22% females and 48.78% males in Gun Barrel City, TX.
- The Gun Barrel City, TX gender ratio is 95.2:100 i.e. 95.2 men to 100 women (0.952).
- For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 447.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 375.

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Race / Ethnicity
Gun Barrel City's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Gun Barrel City population: 96.86% are White, 0.65% are Black or African American, 0.47% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.28% are some other race and 0.73% are multiracial.
- Gun Barrel City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 294 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,858 (95.22% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Gun Barrel City is White with a population of 5,959 (96.86% of the total population).

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Year by year
Gun Barrel City's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:
- The peak population was 6,506 in the year 2022
- From 2000 to 2010, Gun Barrel City's population increased by 231 (4.25%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Gun Barrel City's population increased by 540 (9.53%), 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, Gun Barrel City's population was lowest in year 2000 at 5,437.

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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)