Demographic Profile for Cochran County, Texas
When calculating the total land area, Cochran extends a total area of 775 total square miles. The area has a very low average population density of 4 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Jerauld, SD (4 per sq. mile ), Caribou, ID (4 per sq. mile ), Bottineau, ND (4 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Sanders, MT (4 per sq. mile ), Fremont, WY (4 per sq. mile ), Kimball, NE (4 per sq. mile ).
Cochran County, Texas has a population that is comprised of 45 percent White, 5.8 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 48.3 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very high level of diversity, with 54.3 percent of the population being minorities. This is greater than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Cochran has increased in diversity when 49.0 percent of the people were minorities.
Since the year 2000, a high amount of people migrated to Cochran internationally. The migration from outside the US into Cochran makes up 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Texas. This level of international migration can be considered high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.
Cochran County, Texas had a population of 3,289 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 3,709. The decline shows a decrease of -11.3 percent. Cochran ranks 226 of 254 counties in terms of population growth in Texas and the county ranks 2,668 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.
In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Cochran County, Texas to be 36.8 years of age. The median in Cochran is greater than the median age in the State of Texas of 33.2. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, when it was 35.0 years of age. With 29.4 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Cochran can be described as having a relatively high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 55 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 15.6 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Cochran County, Texas has a population that is comprised of 45 percent White, 5.8 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 48.3 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very high level of diversity, with 54.3 percent of the population being minorities. This is greater than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Cochran has increased in diversity when 49.0 percent of the people were minorities.
Since the year 2000, a high amount of people migrated to Cochran internationally. The migration from outside the US into Cochran makes up 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Texas. This level of international migration can be considered high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.
Cochran County, Texas had a population of 3,289 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 3,709. The decline shows a decrease of -11.3 percent. Cochran ranks 226 of 254 counties in terms of population growth in Texas and the county ranks 2,668 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.
In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Cochran County, Texas to be 36.8 years of age. The median in Cochran is greater than the median age in the State of Texas of 33.2. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, when it was 35.0 years of age. With 29.4 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Cochran can be described as having a relatively high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 55 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 15.6 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
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