Sour Lake, TX Population

Overview

2,322

Total Population

30.7

Median age

50.90%

Female population %

96.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

83.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

185

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sour Lake is 30.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sour Lake's population under 18 was 36.86%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sour Lake's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.74% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sour Lake, 31.87% were under the age of 15, 17.01% aged 15 to 29, 37.38% aged 30 to 64, 13.01% aged 65 to 84, and 0.73% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 42 more females than males in Sour Lake:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.90% females and 49.10% males in Sour Lake, TX.
The Sour Lake, TX gender ratio is 96.4:100 i.e. 96.4 men to 100 women (0.964).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 225.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 156.

Sour Lake's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Sour Lake population: 89.23% are White, 1.03% are Black or African American, 4.26% are Asian, 4.44% are some other race and 1.03% are multiracial.
Sour Lake's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 185 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,137 (92.03% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sour Lake is White with a population of 2,072 (89.23% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,931 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Sour Lake's population increased by 136 (8.11%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sour Lake's population decreased by 35 (1.93%), 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, Sour Lake's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,676.