Melvin, TX Population

Overview

199

Total Population

40.6

Median age

45.73%

Female population %

118.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

48.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

109

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Melvin's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Melvin is 40.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Melvin's population under 18 was 28.14%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Melvin's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.09% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Melvin, 15.58% were under the age of 15, 23.12% aged 15 to 29, 44.22% aged 30 to 64, 16.08% aged 65 to 84, and 1.01% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 17 less females than males in Melvin:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.73% females and 54.27% males in Melvin, TX.
The Melvin, TX gender ratio is 118.7:100 i.e. 118.7 men to 100 women (1.187).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 18.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 16.

Melvin's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Melvin population: 70.35% are White, 2.01% are some other race and 27.64% are multiracial.
Melvin's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 109 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9 (45.23% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Melvin is White with a population of 14 (70.35% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 178 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Melvin's population increased by 22 (14.19%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Melvin's population decreased by 53 (29.94%), 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, Melvin's population was lowest in year 2021 at 123.