Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Demographic Profile for Collingsworth County, Texas

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Collingsworth County, Texas to be 42.1 years of age. The median age in Collingsworth is greater than the median age in the State of Texas of 33.2. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 40.4 years old. With 25.2 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Collingsworth can be understood as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low representation within the population, making up 53.9 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 20.9 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a relatively high proportion of the area population base.

Since the year 2000, a medium-high amount of people have migrated to Collingsworth from another country. The international migration into Collingsworth totals 0 percent of all immigration into Texas. This level of international migration can be considered medium-high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Collingsworth County, Texas had an estimated population of 2,968 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased sharply, since its 2000 population of 3,196. The decline shows a decrease of -7.1 percent. Collingsworth ranks 203 of 254 counties in terms of population growth in Texas and the county ranks 2,384 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

Collingsworth County, Texas has a population that is made up of 66 percent White, 5.7 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 25.7 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 31.6 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Collingsworth has increased the percent of minority makeup when 26.1 percent of the population were minorities.

By measuring total land area, Collingsworth spans a total of 919 square miles. The land areas has a very low density of 3 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Bennett, SD (3 per sq. mile ), Graham, KS (3 per sq. mile ), Hamilton, NY (3 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Powell, MT (3 per sq. mile ), Converse, WY (3 per sq. mile ), Custer, MT (3 per sq. mile ).

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

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