Starr County, TX Population

Overview

65,568

Total Population

28.8

Median age

50.94%

Female population %

96.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

64.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

63,161

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Starr County is 28.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Starr County's population under 18 was 32.96%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Starr County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.42% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Starr County, 27.76% were under the age of 15, 24.11% aged 15 to 29, 36.71% aged 30 to 64, 9.63% aged 65 to 84, and 1.80% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,228 more females than males in Starr County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.94% females and 49.06% males in Starr County, TX.
The Starr County, TX gender ratio is 96.3:100 i.e. 96.3 men to 100 women (0.963).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 3,299.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 3,324.

Starr County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Starr County population: 70.69% are White, 0.13% are Black or African American, 0.08% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.01% are Asian, 5.33% are some other race and 23.76% are multiracial.
Starr County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 63,161 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,407 (3.67% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Starr County is White with a population of 46,351 (70.69% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 65,972 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Starr County's population increased by 7,376 (13.72%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Starr County's population increased by 4,721 (7.72%), 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, Starr County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 53,764.