In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Roberts County, Texas to be 44.5 years of age. The median age in Roberts 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 the median, when the median age was 42.1 years old. With 19.5 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Roberts can be understood as having a relatively low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high presence of the population, with 68 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 12.4 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 base.

Since 2000, a very low amount of people migrated to Roberts internationally. The international migration into Roberts totals 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Texas. This percent of immigration can be considered very low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Roberts County, Texas had a population that was estimated at 820 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 883. The decline represents a decrease of -7.1 percent. Roberts ranks 168 of 254 counties by growth in total population in Texas and the county ranks 2,051 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

Roberts County, Texas has a population that is made of 96.1 percent White, 0.4 percent African American, 0 percent Asian, and 3.4 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 3.8 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Roberts has increased the level of diversity when 3.5 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

By measuring total land area, Roberts extends a total area of 924 square miles. The county has a very low density of 1 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- White Pine, NV (1 per sq. mile ), Cherry, NE (1 per sq. mile ), Hooker, NE (1 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Union, NM (1 per sq. mile ), Wayne, UT (1 per sq. mile ), Golden Valley, MT (1 per sq. mile ).

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