Jack County, TX Population

Overview

8,494

Total Population

39.0

Median age

44.82%

Female population %

123.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

55.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,485

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Jack County is 39.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Jack County's population under 18 was 21.99%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Jack County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.26% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Jack County, 18.31% were under the age of 15, 20.38% aged 15 to 29, 44.05% aged 30 to 64, 15.93% aged 65 to 84, and 1.33% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 880 less females than males in Jack County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 44.82% females and 55.18% males in Jack County, TX.
The Jack County, TX gender ratio is 123.1:100 i.e. 123.1 men to 100 women (1.231).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 381.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 378.

Jack County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Jack County population: 90.12% are White, 4.33% are Black or African American, 0.59% are Asian, 1.13% are some other race and 3.83% are multiracial.
Jack County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 1,485 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,009 (82.52% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Jack County is White with a population of 7,655 (90.12% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 9,031 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Jack County's population increased by 260 (2.97%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Jack County's population decreased by 518 (5.75%), 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, Jack County's population was lowest in year 2020 at 8,486.