Webb County, TX Population

Overview

266,963

Total Population

29.1

Median age

50.64%

Female population %

97.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

57.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

254,894

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Webb County is 29.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Webb County's population under 18 was 32.67%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Webb County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 9.41% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Webb County, 27.19% were under the age of 15, 23.99% aged 15 to 29, 39.42% aged 30 to 64, 8.15% aged 65 to 84, and 1.26% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3,435 more females than males in Webb County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.64% females and 49.36% males in Webb County, TX.
The Webb County, TX gender ratio is 97.5:100 i.e. 97.5 men to 100 women (0.975).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 12,647.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 12,850.

Webb County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Webb County population: 68.32% are White, 0.43% are Black or African American, 0.20% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.50% are Asian, 0% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 4.09% are some other race and 26.46% are multiracial.
Webb County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 254,894 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 12,069 (4.52% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Webb County is White with a population of 182,385 (68.32% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 276,387 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Webb County's population increased by 56,820 (29.21%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Webb County's population increased by 15,987 (6.36%), 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, Webb County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 194,538.