Scurry County, TX Population

Overview

16,985

Total Population

36.3

Median age

44.56%

Female population %

124.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

55.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

7,068

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Scurry County is 36.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Scurry County's population under 18 was 24.73%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Scurry County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.03% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Scurry County, 20.72% were under the age of 15, 19.92% aged 15 to 29, 44.33% aged 30 to 64, 13.71% aged 65 to 84, and 1.32% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,847 less females than males in Scurry County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 44.56% females and 55.44% males in Scurry County, TX.
The Scurry County, TX gender ratio is 124.4:100 i.e. 124.4 men to 100 women (1.244).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 824.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 740.

Scurry County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Scurry County population: 79.21% are White, 4.25% are Black or African American, 0.13% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.57% are Asian, 7.78% are some other race and 8.07% are multiracial.
Scurry County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 7,068 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,917 (58.39% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Scurry County is White with a population of 13,454 (79.21% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 17,565 in the year 2015
From 2000 to 2010, Scurry County's population increased by 705 (4.35%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Scurry County's population increased by 8 (0.05%), 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, Scurry County's population was lowest in year 2001 at 15,772.