Stephens County, TX Population

Overview

9,142

Total Population

40.6

Median age

46.99%

Female population %

112.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

63.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2,25

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Stephens County is 40.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Stephens County's population under 18 was 23.15%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Stephens County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.24% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Stephens County, 19.65% were under the age of 15, 17.10% aged 15 to 29, 44.02% aged 30 to 64, 16.41% aged 65 to 84, and 2.83% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 550 less females than males in Stephens County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.99% females and 53.01% males in Stephens County, TX.
The Stephens County, TX gender ratio is 112.8:100 i.e. 112.8 men to 100 women (1.128).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 444.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 393.

Stephens County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Stephens County population: 84.97% are White, 3.22% are Black or African American, 0.94% are Asian, 3.65% are some other race and 7.22% are multiracial.
Stephens County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 2,25 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,892 (75.39% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Stephens County is White with a population of 7,768 (84.97% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 9,700 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Stephens County's population decreased by 19 (0.20%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Stephens County's population decreased by 522 (5.43%), 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, Stephens County's population was lowest in year 2020 at 9,098.