Demographic Profile for Coleman County, Texas

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Coleman County, Texas to be 43.6 years of age. The median age in Coleman is greater than the median age in Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 43.0 years of age. With a total of 23.1 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Coleman can be described as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low presence of the 2005 population base, with 54.8 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 22.1 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a relatively high proportion of the population.

Coleman County, Texas has a population that is made of 81.8 percent White, 2.4 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 14.6 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a high level of diversity, with 17.2 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Coleman has increased the level of diversity when 16.8 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Coleman County, Texas had an estimated population of 8,665 in the year 2005. The population has decreased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 9,192. The decline shows a decrease of -5.7 percent. Coleman ranks 233 of 254 counties when analyzing total population change in Texas and the county ranks 2,777 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

When calculating the total land area, Coleman spans a total of 1260 square miles. The land areas has a very low population density of 7 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Meade, SD (7 per sq. mile ), Thomas, KS (7 per sq. mile ), Todd, SD (7 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Furnas, NE (7 per sq. mile ), Rio Arriba, NM (7 per sq. mile ), Washington, ID (7 per sq. mile ).

Since 2000, a medium-low amount of people have migrated to Coleman internationally. The international migration into Coleman accounts for 0 percent of all immigration into Texas. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

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