Menard County, TX Population

Overview

1,981

Total Population

58.1

Median age

50.23%

Female population %

99.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

75-79 years

Largest age group

98.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

703

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Menard County is 58.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Menard County's population under 18 was 18.78%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Menard County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 34.23% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Menard County, 15.40% were under the age of 15, 12.06% aged 15 to 29, 38.31% aged 30 to 64, 30.89% aged 65 to 84, and 3.33% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 9 more females than males in Menard County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.23% females and 49.77% males in Menard County, TX.
The Menard County, TX gender ratio is 99.1:100 i.e. 99.1 men to 100 women (0.991).
For male population, the largest age group is 75-79 years with a population of 106.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 152.

Menard County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Menard County population: 78.75% are White, 0.05% are Black or African American, 1.67% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 7.37% are some other race and 12.17% are multiracial.
Menard County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 703 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,278 (64.51% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Menard County is White with a population of 1,56 (78.75% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,336 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Menard County's population decreased by 106 (4.54%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Menard County's population decreased by 269 (12.06%), 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, Menard County's population was lowest in year 2020 at 1,961.