Rice, TX Population

Overview

1,118

Total Population

31.7

Median age

56.71%

Female population %

76.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

50.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

392

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Rice is 31.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Rice's population under 18 was 31.93%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Rice's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 6.53% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Rice, 27.01% were under the age of 15, 18.34% aged 15 to 29, 48.12% aged 30 to 64, 5.99% aged 65 to 84, and 0.54% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 150 more females than males in Rice:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.71% females and 43.29% males in Rice, TX.
The Rice, TX gender ratio is 76.3:100 i.e. 76.3 men to 100 women (0.763).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 74.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 70.

Rice's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Rice population: 70.39% are White, 14.22% are Black or African American, 11.18% are some other race and 4.20% are multiracial.
Rice's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 392 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 726 (64.94% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Rice is White with a population of 787 (70.39% of the total population).

Rice's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 1,236 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Rice's population increased by 92 (11.27%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Rice's population increased by 291 (32.05%), 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, Rice's population was lowest in year 2000 at 816.