Overview
495
Total Population
33.7
Median age
40.00%
Female population %
15:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
30-34 years
Largest age group
49.5
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
171
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Point Comfort's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Point Comfort is 33.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Point Comfort's population under 18 was 19.60%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Point Comfort's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.55% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Point Comfort, 18.59% were under the age of 15, 22.02% aged 15 to 29, 44.85% aged 30 to 64, 10.91% aged 65 to 84, and 3.64% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 99 less females than males in Point Comfort:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 40.00% females and 60.00% males in Point Comfort, TX.
- The Point Comfort, TX gender ratio is 15:100 i.e. 15 men to 100 women (1.500).
- For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 51.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 19.
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Race / Ethnicity
Point Comfort's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Point Comfort population: 79.19% are White, 2.22% are Black or African American, 0.40% are Asian and 18.18% are multiracial.
- Point Comfort's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 171 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 324 (65.45% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Point Comfort is White with a population of 392 (79.19% of the total population).
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Year by year
Point Comfort's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 773 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Point Comfort's population decreased by 49 (6.34%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Point Comfort's population decreased by 123 (16.99%), 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, Point Comfort's population was lowest in year 2022 at 570.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)