Murchison, TX Population

Overview

426

Total Population

45.0

Median age

52.82%

Female population %

89.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

73.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

83

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Murchison is 45.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Murchison's population under 18 was 21.83%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Murchison's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.41% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Murchison, 17.84% were under the age of 15, 25.82% aged 15 to 29, 31.92% aged 30 to 64, 23.94% aged 65 to 84, and 0.47% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 24 more females than males in Murchison:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.82% females and 47.18% males in Murchison, TX.
The Murchison, 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 75-79 years with a population of 27.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 35.

Murchison's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Murchison population: 87.09% are White, 2.11% are Black or African American, 0.23% are Asian, 4.46% are some other race and 6.10% are multiracial.
Murchison's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 83 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 343 (80.52% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Murchison is White with a population of 371 (87.09% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 626 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Murchison's population decreased by 1 (0.17%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Murchison's population decreased by 73 (12.33%), 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, Murchison's population was lowest in year 2020 at 519.