Jim Hogg County, TX Population

Overview

4,864

Total Population

26.4

Median age

49.65%

Female population %

101.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

67.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4,538

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Jim Hogg County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Jim Hogg County is 26.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Jim Hogg County's population under 18 was 31.72%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Jim Hogg County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.93% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Jim Hogg County, 27.41% were under the age of 15, 27.61% aged 15 to 29, 32.05% aged 30 to 64, 11.23% aged 65 to 84, and 1.71% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 34 less females than males in Jim Hogg County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.65% females and 50.35% males in Jim Hogg County, TX.
The Jim Hogg County, TX gender ratio is 101.4:100 i.e. 101.4 men to 100 women (1.014).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 402.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 316.

Jim Hogg County's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Jim Hogg County population: 82.94% are White, 0.29% are Black or African American, 3.84% are some other race and 12.93% are multiracial.
Jim Hogg County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 4,538 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 326 (6.70% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Jim Hogg County is White with a population of 4,034 (82.94% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,328 in the year 2014
From 2000 to 2010, Jim Hogg County's population increased by 43 (0.82%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Jim Hogg County's population decreased by 443 (8.38%), 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, Jim Hogg County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 4,763.