Lockney, TX Population

Overview

1,587

Total Population

38.0

Median age

54.06%

Female population %

85:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

40.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,04

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lockney is 38.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lockney's population under 18 was 18.46%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lockney's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.62% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lockney, 13.99% were under the age of 15, 24.20% aged 15 to 29, 47.20% aged 30 to 64, 11.09% aged 65 to 84, and 3.53% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 129 more females than males in Lockney:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.06% females and 45.94% males in Lockney, TX.
The Lockney, TX gender ratio is 85:100 i.e. 85 men to 100 women (0.850).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 109.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 126.

Lockney's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lockney population: 88.78% are White, 1.58% are Black or African American, 0.32% are Asian, 0.13% are some other race and 9.20% are multiracial.
Lockney's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 1,04 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 547 (34.47% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lockney is White with a population of 1,409 (88.78% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,041 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Lockney's population decreased by 212 (10.39%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lockney's population decreased by 340 (18.59%), 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, Lockney's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,453.