Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Kenedy County, Texas has a population that is comprised of 22.3 percent White, 0 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 77 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 77.5 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is greater than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Kenedy has decreased the percent of minority population when 79.1 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Kenedy County, Texas had an estimated population of 417 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 415. This growth shows an increase of 0.5 percent. Kenedy ranks 154 of 254 counties in terms of population growth in Texas and the county ranks 1,931 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

Since the year 2000, a medium-high amount of people migrated to Kenedy internationally. The international migration into Kenedy makes up 0 percent of all immigration into Texas. This percent of international migration is medium-high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Kenedy County, Texas to be 36.1 years old. The median age in Kenedy 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, when it was 34.4 years old. With a total of 26.9 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Kenedy can be understood as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 60.9 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 12.2 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.



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

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