Jayton, TX Population

Overview

452

Total Population

44.5

Median age

48.45%

Female population %

106.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

75-79 years

Largest age group

173.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

87

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Jayton is 44.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Jayton's population under 18 was 33.63%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Jayton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 36.73% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Jayton, 26.77% were under the age of 15, 10.40% aged 15 to 29, 26.11% aged 30 to 64, 32.96% aged 65 to 84, and 3.76% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 14 less females than males in Jayton:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.45% females and 51.55% males in Jayton, TX.
The Jayton, TX gender ratio is 106.4:100 i.e. 106.4 men to 100 women (1.064).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 48.
For the female population, the largest age group is 75-79 years with a population of 51.

Jayton's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Jayton population: 86.73% are White, 1.11% are Black or African American, 5.31% are some other race and 6.86% are multiracial.
Jayton's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 87 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 365 (80.75% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Jayton is White with a population of 392 (86.73% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 540 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, Jayton's population increased by 45 (9.22%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Jayton's population decreased by 22 (4.13%), 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, Jayton's population was lowest in year 2009 at 416.