Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Demographic Profile for Andrews County, Texas

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Andrews County, Texas to be 35.7 years old. The median age in Andrews is greater than the median age for the State of Texas of 33.2. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median, when the median age was 34.1 years of age. With a total of 28.4 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Andrews can be described as having a relatively high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 58.5 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 13.1 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-high amount of people migrated to Andrews internationally. The international migration into Andrews makes up 0 percent of all immigration into Texas. This percent of international migration is medium-high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Andrews County, Texas had a population of 12,748 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 12,938. The decline shows a decrease of -1.5 percent. Andrews ranks 197 of 254 counties in terms of population growth in Texas and the county ranks 2,309 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

Andrews County, Texas has a population that is comprised of 53 percent White, 1.6 percent African American, 0.7 percent Asian, and 43.9 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 46.2 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Andrews has increased in diversity when 42.5 percent of the population were minorities.

When measuring the total land area, Andrews spans a total of 1501 total square miles. The area has a very low average population density of 8 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Knox, NE (8 per sq. mile ), Reynolds, MO (8 per sq. mile ), Worth, MO (8 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Blaine, ID (8 per sq. mile ), Mercer, ND (8 per sq. mile ), Norman, MN (8 per sq. mile ).

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

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