Montague County, TX Population

Overview

19,850

Total Population

44.2

Median age

51.41%

Female population %

94.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

69.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2,268

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Montague County is 44.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Montague County's population under 18 was 23.05%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Montague County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.32% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Montague County, 19.57% were under the age of 15, 15.06% aged 15 to 29, 44.04% aged 30 to 64, 19.16% aged 65 to 84, and 2.16% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 560 more females than males in Montague County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.41% females and 48.59% males in Montague County, TX.
The Montague County, TX gender ratio is 94.5:100 i.e. 94.5 men to 100 women (0.945).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 786.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 992.

Montague County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Montague County population: 92.41% are White, 0.71% are Black or African American, 0.43% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.01% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.51% are some other race and 3.93% are multiracial.
Montague County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 2,268 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 17,582 (88.57% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Montague County is White with a population of 18,343 (92.41% of the total population).

Montague County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 21,063 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Montague County's population increased by 586 (3.06%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Montague County's population increased by 275 (1.39%), 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, Montague County's population was lowest in year 2002 at 19,122.