Rio Grande City, TX Population

Overview

15,494

Total Population

29.2

Median age

48.64%

Female population %

105.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

62.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

14,589

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Rio Grande City's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Rio Grande City is 29.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Rio Grande City's population under 18 was 33.59%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Rio Grande City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 9.88% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Rio Grande City, 28.53% were under the age of 15, 22.87% aged 15 to 29, 38.72% aged 30 to 64, 8.14% aged 65 to 84, and 1.74% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 422 less females than males in Rio Grande City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.64% females and 51.36% males in Rio Grande City, TX.
The Rio Grande City, TX gender ratio is 105.6:100 i.e. 105.6 men to 100 women (1.056).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 939.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 759.

Rio Grande City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Rio Grande City population: 64.50% are White, 0.28% are Black or African American, 0.15% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.03% are Asian, 6.35% are some other race and 28.68% are multiracial.
Rio Grande City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 14,589 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 905 (5.84% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Rio Grande City is White with a population of 9,994 (64.50% of the total population).

Rio Grande City's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 15,333 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Rio Grande City's population increased by 1,005 (7.81%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Rio Grande City's population increased by 1,436 (10.36%), 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, Rio Grande City's population was lowest in year 2000 at 12,860.