Uvalde County, TX Population

Overview

24,918

Total Population

33.9

Median age

50.17%

Female population %

99.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

62.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

18,009

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Uvalde County is 33.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Uvalde County's population under 18 was 26.99%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Uvalde County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.23% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Uvalde County, 22.37% were under the age of 15, 22.18% aged 15 to 29, 39.22% aged 30 to 64, 14.54% aged 65 to 84, and 1.69% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 84 more females than males in Uvalde County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.17% females and 49.83% males in Uvalde County, TX.
The Uvalde County, TX gender ratio is 99.3:100 i.e. 99.3 men to 100 women (0.993).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 1,259.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 1,056.

Uvalde County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Uvalde County population: 84.37% are White, 1.13% are Black or African American, 0.58% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.09% are Asian, 4.85% are some other race and 7.98% are multiracial.
Uvalde County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 18,009 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,909 (27.73% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Uvalde County is White with a population of 21,024 (84.37% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 27,082 in the year 2016
From 2000 to 2010, Uvalde County's population increased by 524 (2.02%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Uvalde County's population decreased by 1,882 (7.12%), 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, Uvalde County's population was lowest in year 2020 at 24,559.