Jeff Davis County, TX Population

Overview

2,021

Total Population

60.5

Median age

46.66%

Female population %

114.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

106.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

483

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Jeff Davis County is 60.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Jeff Davis County's population under 18 was 17.76%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Jeff Davis County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 36.86% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Jeff Davis County, 14.60% were under the age of 15, 11.13% aged 15 to 29, 37.41% aged 30 to 64, 35.92% aged 65 to 84, and 0.94% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 135 less females than males in Jeff Davis County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.66% females and 53.34% males in Jeff Davis County, TX.
The Jeff Davis County, TX gender ratio is 114.3:100 i.e. 114.3 men to 100 women (1.143).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 158.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 164.

Jeff Davis County's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Jeff Davis County population: 90.95% are White, 1.78% are Black or African American, 1.73% are some other race and 5.54% are multiracial.
Jeff Davis County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 483 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,538 (76.10% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Jeff Davis County is White with a population of 1,838 (90.95% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,344 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Jeff Davis County's population increased by 112 (5.02%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Jeff Davis County's population decreased by 358 (15.27%), 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, Jeff Davis County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,903.