Kleberg County, TX Population

Overview

31,015

Total Population

28.5

Median age

50.11%

Female population %

99.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

49.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

22,781

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Kleberg County is 28.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Kleberg County's population under 18 was 24.33%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Kleberg County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.98% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Kleberg County, 20.25% were under the age of 15, 31.87% aged 15 to 29, 34.90% aged 30 to 64, 11.71% aged 65 to 84, and 1.27% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 69 more females than males in Kleberg County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.11% females and 49.89% males in Kleberg County, TX.
The Kleberg County, TX gender ratio is 99.6:100 i.e. 99.6 men to 100 women (0.996).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 2,086.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 2,301.

Kleberg County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Kleberg County population: 68.60% are White, 3.09% are Black or African American, 0.39% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.59% are Asian, 3.96% are some other race and 22.38% are multiracial.
Kleberg County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 22,781 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,234 (26.55% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Kleberg County is White with a population of 21,277 (68.60% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 32,093 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, Kleberg County's population increased by 480 (1.52%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Kleberg County's population decreased by 1,060 (3.31%), 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, Kleberg County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 30,362.