Penelope, TX Population

Overview

183

Total Population

45.9

Median age

56.83%

Female population %

76:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

108.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

46

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Penelope is 45.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Penelope's population under 18 was 28.96%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Penelope's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.78% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Penelope, 25.14% were under the age of 15, 7.10% aged 15 to 29, 40.98% aged 30 to 64, 20.22% aged 65 to 84, and 6.56% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 25 more females than males in Penelope:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.83% females and 43.17% males in Penelope, TX.
The Penelope, TX gender ratio is 76:100 i.e. 76 men to 100 women (0.760).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 13.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 16.

Penelope's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Penelope population: 88.52% are White, 0.55% are Asian, 7.65% are some other race and 3.28% are multiracial.
Penelope's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 46 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 137 (74.86% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Penelope is White with a population of 162 (88.52% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 235 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Penelope's population decreased by 14 (6.60%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Penelope's population decreased by 17 (8.59%), 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, Penelope's population was lowest in year 2020 at 181.