Lamb County, TX Population

Overview

13,147

Total Population

36.5

Median age

49.80%

Female population %

100.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

66.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

7,433

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lamb County is 36.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lamb County's population under 18 was 27.92%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lamb County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.86% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lamb County, 23.19% were under the age of 15, 19.29% aged 15 to 29, 40.66% aged 30 to 64, 13.83% aged 65 to 84, and 3.03% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 53 less females than males in Lamb County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.80% females and 50.20% males in Lamb County, TX.
The Lamb County, TX gender ratio is 100.8:100 i.e. 100.8 men to 100 women (1.008).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 582.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 539.

Lamb County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lamb County population: 80.61% are White, 3.40% are Black or African American, 0.49% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.62% are Asian, 0.30% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.78% are some other race and 11.80% are multiracial.
Lamb County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 7,433 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,714 (43.46% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lamb County is White with a population of 10,598 (80.61% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 14,651 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Lamb County's population decreased by 656 (4.48%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lamb County's population decreased by 990 (7.07%), 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, Lamb County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 12,724.