Mills County, TX Population

Overview

4,520

Total Population

49.8

Median age

50.13%

Female population %

99.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

74.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,08

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Mills County is 49.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mills County's population under 18 was 19.42%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mills County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.30% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mills County, 15.44% were under the age of 15, 13.50% aged 15 to 29, 43.76% aged 30 to 64, 23.43% aged 65 to 84, and 3.87% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 12 more females than males in Mills County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.13% females and 49.87% males in Mills County, TX.
The Mills County, TX gender ratio is 99.5:100 i.e. 99.5 men to 100 women (0.995).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 204.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 214.

Mills County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mills County population: 84.65% are White, 0.53% are Black or African American, 0.09% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.20% are Asian, 3.63% are some other race and 10.91% are multiracial.
Mills County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 1,08 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,44 (76.11% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mills County is White with a population of 3,826 (84.65% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,115 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Mills County's population decreased by 146 (2.85%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mills County's population decreased by 522 (10.51%), 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, Mills County's population was lowest in year 2020 at 4,447.