Mertens, TX Population

Overview

88

Total Population

30.8

Median age

38.64%

Female population %

158.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

54.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

35

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Mertens is 30.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mertens's population under 18 was 19.32%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mertens's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.45% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mertens, 14.77% were under the age of 15, 25.00% aged 15 to 29, 39.77% aged 30 to 64, 15.91% aged 65 to 84, and 4.55% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 20 less females than males in Mertens:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 38.64% females and 61.36% males in Mertens, TX.
The Mertens, TX gender ratio is 158.8:100 i.e. 158.8 men to 100 women (1.588).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 12.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 7.

Mertens's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Mertens population: 82.95% are White and 17.05% are some other race.
Mertens's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 35 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 53 (60.23% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mertens is White with a population of 73 (82.95% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 159 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Mertens's population decreased by 20 (13.79%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mertens's population increased by 22 (17.60%), 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, Mertens's population was lowest in year 2014 at 123.