Overview
11,988
Total Population
43.2
Median age
52.83%
Female population %
89.3:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
10-14 years
Largest age group
67.6
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
1,278
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Morris County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Morris County is 43.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Morris County's population under 18 was 23.40%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Morris County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.35% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Morris County, 18.99% were under the age of 15, 16.28% aged 15 to 29, 43.38% aged 30 to 64, 19.06% aged 65 to 84, and 2.29% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 678 more females than males in Morris County:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.83% females and 47.17% males in Morris County, TX.
- The Morris County, TX gender ratio is 89.3:100 i.e. 89.3 men to 100 women (0.893).
- For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 479.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 497.
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Race / Ethnicity
Morris County's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Morris County population: 68.96% are White, 22.26% are Black or African American, 0.31% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.48% are Asian, 0.03% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 4.56% are some other race and 2.41% are multiracial.
- Morris County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
- By ethnicity, 1,278 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,71 (89.34% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Morris County is White with a population of 8,267 (68.96% of the total population).
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Year by year
Morris County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 13,130 in the year 2001
- From 2000 to 2010, Morris County's population decreased by 79 (0.61%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Morris County's population decreased by 946 (7.32%), 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, Morris County's population was lowest in year 2020 at 11,972.
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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)