Val Verde County, TX Population

Overview

47,767

Total Population

31.9

Median age

48.82%

Female population %

104.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

61.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

39,442

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Val Verde County is 31.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Val Verde County's population under 18 was 28.64%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Val Verde County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.94% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Val Verde County, 24.01% were under the age of 15, 23.29% aged 15 to 29, 38.76% aged 30 to 64, 12.06% aged 65 to 84, and 1.87% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,131 less females than males in Val Verde County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.82% females and 51.18% males in Val Verde County, TX.
The Val Verde County, TX gender ratio is 104.9:100 i.e. 104.9 men to 100 women (1.049).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 2,226.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 2,048.

Val Verde County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Val Verde County population: 78.57% are White, 1.21% are Black or African American, 0.32% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.66% are Asian, 0.01% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 7.22% are some other race and 12.01% are multiracial.
Val Verde County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 39,442 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,325 (17.43% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Val Verde County is White with a population of 37,529 (78.57% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 49,071 in the year 2017
From 2000 to 2010, Val Verde County's population increased by 3,945 (8.76%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Val Verde County's population decreased by 1,358 (2.77%), 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, Val Verde County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 45,018.