Skellytown, TX Population

Overview

372

Total Population

49.5

Median age

56.45%

Female population %

77.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

85.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

26

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Skellytown is 49.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Skellytown's population under 18 was 23.66%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Skellytown's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.76% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Skellytown, 17.20% were under the age of 15, 13.98% aged 15 to 29, 40.05% aged 30 to 64, 24.73% aged 65 to 84, and 4.03% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 48 more females than males in Skellytown:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.45% females and 43.55% males in Skellytown, TX.
The Skellytown, TX gender ratio is 77.1:100 i.e. 77.1 men to 100 women (0.771).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 25.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 38.

Skellytown's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Skellytown population: 96.77% are White, 0.81% are Asian and 2.42% are multiracial.
Skellytown's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 26 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 346 (93.01% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Skellytown is White with a population of 36 (96.77% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 625 in the year 2002
From 2000 to 2010, Skellytown's population decreased by 152 (24.40%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Skellytown's population decreased by 75 (15.92%), 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, Skellytown's population was lowest in year 2021 at 391.