Torrance County, NM Population

Overview

15,150

Total Population

42.9

Median age

48.20%

Female population %

107.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

60.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6,687

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Torrance County is 42.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Torrance County's population under 18 was 21.27%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Torrance County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.02% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Torrance County, 16.61% were under the age of 15, 18.31% aged 15 to 29, 44.06% aged 30 to 64, 19.88% aged 65 to 84, and 1.14% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 546 less females than males in Torrance County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.20% females and 51.80% males in Torrance County, NM.
The Torrance County, NM gender ratio is 107.5:100 i.e. 107.5 men to 100 women (1.075).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 617.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 749.

Torrance County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Torrance County population: 74.20% are White, 2.53% are Black or African American, 1.37% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.74% are Asian, 11.95% are some other race and 9.19% are multiracial.
Torrance County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 6,687 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,463 (55.86% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Torrance County is White with a population of 11,242 (74.20% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 17,257 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Torrance County's population decreased by 523 (3.09%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Torrance County's population decreased by 1,345 (8.20%), 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, Torrance County's population was lowest in year 2020 at 15,054.