Port Aransas, TX Population

Overview

3,058

Total Population

55.8

Median age

50.52%

Female population %

97.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

61.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

394

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Port Aransas is 55.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Port Aransas's population under 18 was 14.16%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Port Aransas's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.73% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Port Aransas, 10.43% were under the age of 15, 8.27% aged 15 to 29, 53.56% aged 30 to 64, 26.59% aged 65 to 84, and 1.14% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 32 more females than males in Port Aransas:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.52% females and 49.48% males in Port Aransas, TX.
The Port Aransas, TX gender ratio is 97.9:100 i.e. 97.9 men to 100 women (0.979).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 253.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 260.

Port Aransas's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Port Aransas population: 97.02% are White, 0.20% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.78% are multiracial.
Port Aransas's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 394 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,664 (87.12% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Port Aransas is White with a population of 2,967 (97.02% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,262 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Port Aransas's population increased by 108 (3.19%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Port Aransas's population decreased by 565 (16.18%), 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, Port Aransas's population was lowest in year 2020 at 2,926.