Mountain City, TX Population

Overview

633

Total Population

39.6

Median age

45.50%

Female population %

119.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

62.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

191

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Mountain City's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Mountain City is 39.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mountain City's population under 18 was 25.91%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mountain City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.27% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mountain City, 22.27% were under the age of 15, 12.64% aged 15 to 29, 48.82% aged 30 to 64, 14.53% aged 65 to 84, and 1.74% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 57 less females than males in Mountain City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.50% females and 54.50% males in Mountain City, TX.
The Mountain City, TX gender ratio is 119.8:100 i.e. 119.8 men to 100 women (1.198).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 37.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 33.

Mountain City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mountain City population: 89.10% are White, 1.42% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.21% are Asian, 0.32% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.32% are some other race and 6.64% are multiracial.
Mountain City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 191 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 442 (69.83% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mountain City is White with a population of 564 (89.10% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 817 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Mountain City's population decreased by 7 (1.06%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mountain City's population decreased by 22 (3.36%), 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, Mountain City's population was lowest in year 2020 at 633.