Upton County, TX Population

Overview

3,340

Total Population

39.4

Median age

50.54%

Female population %

97.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

56.7

Total dependency ratio

some other race

Largest racial group

1,879

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Upton County is 39.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Upton County's population under 18 was 26.59%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Upton County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.82% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Upton County, 21.38% were under the age of 15, 16.14% aged 15 to 29, 47.66% aged 30 to 64, 12.99% aged 65 to 84, and 1.83% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 36 more females than males in Upton County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.54% females and 49.46% males in Upton County, TX.
The Upton County, TX gender ratio is 97.9:100 i.e. 97.9 men to 100 women (0.979).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 186.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 232.

Upton County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Upton County population: 42.72% are White, 3.77% are Black or African American, 0.48% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.51% are Asian, 48.86% are some other race and 3.65% are multiracial.
Upton County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the county.
By ethnicity, 1,879 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,461 (43.74% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Upton County is some other race with a population of 1,632 (48.86% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,698 in the year 2016
From 2000 to 2010, Upton County's population decreased by 26 (0.77%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Upton County's population decreased by 39 (1.17%), 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, Upton County's population was lowest in year 2007 at 2,994.