Parmer County, TX Population

Overview

9,874

Total Population

35.4

Median age

48.49%

Female population %

106.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

62.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6,391

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Parmer County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Parmer County is 35.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Parmer County's population under 18 was 28.39%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Parmer County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.53% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Parmer County, 24.04% were under the age of 15, 19.66% aged 15 to 29, 41.77% aged 30 to 64, 13.68% aged 65 to 84, and 0.85% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 298 less females than males in Parmer County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.49% females and 51.51% males in Parmer County, TX.
The Parmer County, TX gender ratio is 106.2:100 i.e. 106.2 men to 100 women (1.062).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 516.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 472.

Parmer County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Parmer County population: 78.08% are White, 1% are Black or African American, 0.50% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.23% are Asian, 4.09% are some other race and 16.09% are multiracial.
Parmer County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 6,391 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,483 (35.27% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Parmer County is White with a population of 7,71 (78.08% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 10,280 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Parmer County's population increased by 309 (3.10%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Parmer County's population decreased by 412 (4.01%), 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, Parmer County's population was lowest in year 2009 at 9,250.