Plains, TX Population

Overview

1,181

Total Population

33.9

Median age

51.99%

Female population %

92.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

59.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

674

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Plains is 33.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Plains's population under 18 was 30.82%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Plains's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.77% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Plains, 25.40% were under the age of 15, 20.32% aged 15 to 29, 42.51% aged 30 to 64, 9.74% aged 65 to 84, and 2.03% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 47 more females than males in Plains:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.99% females and 48.01% males in Plains, TX.
The Plains, TX gender ratio is 92.3:100 i.e. 92.3 men to 100 women (0.923).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 69.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 77.

Plains's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Plains population: 75.61% are White, 4.15% are Asian, 5.59% are some other race and 14.65% are multiracial.
Plains's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 674 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 507 (42.93% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Plains is White with a population of 893 (75.61% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,650 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Plains's population increased by 45 (3.14%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Plains's population decreased by 127 (8.60%), 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, Plains's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,316.