Demographic Profile for Duval County, Texas
In terms of total land area, Duval spans a total of 1793 square miles. The county has a very low density of 7 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US 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 ).
Duval County, Texas has a population that is made up of 11.2 percent White, 0.5 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 88 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 88.6 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is greater than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Duval has increased in diversity when 88.5 percent of the population were minorities.
Estimated since the year 2000, a low amount of people migrated to Duval internationally. The international migration into Duval accounts for 0 percent of all immigration into Texas. This percent of international migration is low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.
In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Duval County, Texas to be 35.5 years old. The median in Duval is greater than the median age for the State of Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 34.0 years of age. With a total of 27.2 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Duval can be understood as having a relatively high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 58.4 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 14.5 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.
Duval County, Texas had a population of 12,578 in 2005. The total population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 13,054. The decline denotes a decrease of -3.6 percent. Duval ranks 230 of 254 counties when analyzing total population change in Texas and the county ranks 2,731 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Duval County, Texas has a population that is made up of 11.2 percent White, 0.5 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 88 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 88.6 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is greater than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Duval has increased in diversity when 88.5 percent of the population were minorities.
Estimated since the year 2000, a low amount of people migrated to Duval internationally. The international migration into Duval accounts for 0 percent of all immigration into Texas. This percent of international migration is low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.
In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Duval County, Texas to be 35.5 years old. The median in Duval is greater than the median age for the State of Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 34.0 years of age. With a total of 27.2 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Duval can be understood as having a relatively high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 58.4 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 14.5 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.
Duval County, Texas had a population of 12,578 in 2005. The total population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 13,054. The decline denotes a decrease of -3.6 percent. Duval ranks 230 of 254 counties when analyzing total population change in Texas and the county ranks 2,731 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
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