Overview
11,375
Total Population
34.7
Median age
50.32%
Female population %
98.7:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
35-39 years
Largest age group
61.4
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
6,279
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Ward County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Ward County is 34.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Ward County's population under 18 was 29.37%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Ward County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.63% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Ward County, 24.40% were under the age of 15, 19.81% aged 15 to 29, 42.16% aged 30 to 64, 12.18% aged 65 to 84, and 1.44% were 85 years of age and older.
![Ward County, TX population by age group The graph shows Ward County's population by age group, with age group on x-axis and the respective age group's percent of the total population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/ward-county-tx-population-by-age-group.jpeg)
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Gender
There are 73 more females than males in Ward County:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.32% females and 49.68% males in Ward County, TX.
- The Ward County, TX gender ratio is 98.7:100 i.e. 98.7 men to 100 women (0.987).
- For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 660.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 542.
![Ward County, TX population by gender and age The grouped bar chart shows Ward County, TX population by age and gender across 18 age groups, defined between the age of 0 and 85 and above. The female population is shown in pink color bar and male population is shown in blue color bar. Age group is plotted on x axis and population on y axis.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/ward-county-tx-population-by-gender-and-age.jpeg)
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Race / Ethnicity
Ward County's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Ward County population: 80.60% are White, 3.74% are Black or African American, 0.25% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.51% are Asian, 7.64% are some other race and 5.27% are multiracial.
- Ward County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
- By ethnicity, 6,279 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,096 (44.80% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Ward County is White with a population of 9,168 (80.60% of the total population).
![Ward County, TX population by race The bar chart shows Ward County, TX population by race, in percentage. The numbers shown are based on the American Community Survey respondents self identified race. The Hispanic and Latino population is spread across the races identified and not as a separate race category.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/ward-county-tx-population-by-race.jpeg)
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Year by year
Ward County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 11,985 in the year 2019
- From 2000 to 2010, Ward County's population decreased by 206 (1.91%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Ward County's population increased by 1,085 (10.24%), 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, Ward County's population was lowest in year 2007 at 10,135.
![Ward County, TX population from 2000 to 2022 The graph shows Ward County's population from 2000 to 2022, with years on x-axis and population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/population-of-ward-county-tx-population-by-year-2000-2022.jpeg)
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)