Travis County, TX Population

Overview

1.27 million

Total Population

34.9

Median age

49.27%

Female population %

103:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

38.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

426,399

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Travis County is 34.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Travis County's population under 18 was 21.45%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Travis County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 9.98% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Travis County, 17.97% were under the age of 15, 22.21% aged 15 to 29, 49.84% aged 30 to 64, 8.97% aged 65 to 84, and 1.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 18,543 less females than males in Travis County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.27% females and 50.73% males in Travis County, TX.
The Travis County, TX gender ratio is 103:100 i.e. 103 men to 100 women (1.030).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 66,446.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 60,622.

Travis County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Travis County population: 66.17% are White, 8.29% are Black or African American, 0.74% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 7.07% are Asian, 0.04% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 8.79% are some other race and 8.91% are multiracial.
Travis County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 426,399 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 841,396 (66.37% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Travis County is White with a population of 838,84 (66.17% of the total population).

Travis County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 1,326,436 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Travis County's population increased by 209,993 (25.60%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Travis County's population increased by 266,123 (25.83%), 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, Travis County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 820,399.