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
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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.
![Menard County, TX population by age group The graph shows Menard County's population by age group, with age group on x-axis and the respective age group's percent of the total population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/menard-county-tx-population-by-age-group.jpeg)
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Gender
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, TX population by gender and age The grouped bar chart shows Menard County, TX population by age and gender across 18 age groups, defined between the age of 0 and 85 and above. The female population is shown in pink color bar and male population is shown in blue color bar. Age group is plotted on x axis and population on y axis.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/menard-county-tx-population-by-gender-and-age.jpeg)
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Race / Ethnicity
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, TX population by race The bar chart shows Menard County, TX population by race, in percentage. The numbers shown are based on the American Community Survey respondents self identified race. The Hispanic and Latino population is spread across the races identified and not as a separate race category.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/menard-county-tx-population-by-race.jpeg)
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Year by year
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.
![Menard County, TX population from 2000 to 2022 The graph shows Menard County's population from 2000 to 2022, with years on x-axis and population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/population-of-menard-county-tx-population-by-year-2000-2022.jpeg)
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)