Zavala County, TX Population

Overview

9,900

Total Population

32.9

Median age

47.39%

Female population %

111:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

63.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

9,301

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Zavala County is 32.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Zavala County's population under 18 was 29.15%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Zavala County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.80% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Zavala County, 23.92% were under the age of 15, 23.71% aged 15 to 29, 37.58% aged 30 to 64, 12.60% aged 65 to 84, and 2.20% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 516 less females than males in Zavala County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.39% females and 52.61% males in Zavala County, TX.
The Zavala County, TX gender ratio is 111:100 i.e. 111 men to 100 women (1.110).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 544.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 567.

Zavala County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Zavala County population: 74.71% are White, 0.44% are Black or African American, 0.34% are Asian, 3.95% are some other race and 20.56% are multiracial.
Zavala County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 9,301 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 599 (6.05% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Zavala County is White with a population of 7,396 (74.71% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 12,322 in the year 2015
From 2000 to 2010, Zavala County's population increased by 107 (0.92%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Zavala County's population decreased by 2,066 (17.62%), 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, Zavala County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 9,377.