Oyster Creek, TX Population

Overview

1,179

Total Population

45.2

Median age

40.88%

Female population %

144.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

73.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

242

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Oyster Creek is 45.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Oyster Creek's population under 18 was 16.71%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Oyster Creek's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.46% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Oyster Creek, 15.86% were under the age of 15, 19.00% aged 15 to 29, 38.68% aged 30 to 64, 21.12% aged 65 to 84, and 5.34% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 215 less females than males in Oyster Creek:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 40.88% females and 59.12% males in Oyster Creek, TX.
The Oyster Creek, TX gender ratio is 144.6:100 i.e. 144.6 men to 100 women (1.446).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 147.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 70.

Oyster Creek's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Oyster Creek population: 82.87% are White, 4.33% are Black or African American, 6.87% are some other race and 5.94% are multiracial.
Oyster Creek's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 242 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 937 (79.47% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Oyster Creek is White with a population of 977 (82.87% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,221 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Oyster Creek's population decreased by 20 (1.76%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Oyster Creek's population increased by 62 (5.56%), 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, Oyster Creek's population was lowest in year 2010 at 1,116.