Refugio County, TX Population

Overview

6,822

Total Population

42.3

Median age

51.11%

Female population %

95.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

70.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3,496

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Refugio County is 42.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Refugio County's population under 18 was 23.12%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Refugio County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.28% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Refugio County, 19.01% were under the age of 15, 17.85% aged 15 to 29, 40.85% aged 30 to 64, 19.35% aged 65 to 84, and 2.93% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 152 more females than males in Refugio County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.11% females and 48.89% males in Refugio County, TX.
The Refugio County, TX gender ratio is 95.6:100 i.e. 95.6 men to 100 women (0.956).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 283.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 284.

Refugio County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Refugio County population: 76.08% are White, 6.98% are Black or African American, 0.19% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.21% are Asian, 3.53% are some other race and 13.02% are multiracial.
Refugio County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 3,496 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,326 (48.75% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Refugio County is White with a population of 5,19 (76.08% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 7,801 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Refugio County's population decreased by 425 (5.45%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Refugio County's population decreased by 634 (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, Refugio County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 6,632.