Real County, TX Population

Overview

2,852

Total Population

48.7

Median age

54.03%

Female population %

85.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

95.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

659

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Real County is 48.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Real County's population under 18 was 23.39%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Real County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 32.15% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Real County, 16.76% were under the age of 15, 17.88% aged 15 to 29, 33.20% aged 30 to 64, 29.17% aged 65 to 84, and 2.98% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 230 more females than males in Real County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.03% females and 45.97% males in Real County, TX.
The Real County, TX gender ratio is 85.1:100 i.e. 85.1 men to 100 women (0.851).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 156.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 166.

Real County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Real County population: 95.79% are White, 1.37% are Black or African American, 2.07% are some other race and 0.77% are multiracial.
Real County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 659 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,193 (76.89% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Real County is White with a population of 2,732 (95.79% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,475 in the year 2018
From 2000 to 2010, Real County's population increased by 272 (8.92%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Real County's population decreased by 579 (17.43%), 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, Real County's population was lowest in year 2020 at 2,743.