Demographic Profile for Castro County, Texas
Castro County, Texas had a population of 7,640 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 8,223. The decline represents a decrease of -7.1 percent. Castro ranks 237 of 254 counties by growth in total population in Texas and the county ranks 2,809 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.
Castro County, Texas has a population that is comprised of 43.8 percent White, 2.3 percent African American, 0 percent Asian, and 53.4 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very high level of diversity, with 55.7 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Castro has increased the percent of minority makeup when 54.5 percent of the total population were minorities.
When measuring the total land area, Castro spans a total of 898 square miles. The county has a very low average area density of 9 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Routt, CO (9 per sq. mile ), Pend Oreille, WA (9 per sq. mile ), Wilkin, MN (9 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Luna, NM (9 per sq. mile ), Pawnee, KS (9 per sq. mile ), Calhoun, AR (9 per sq. mile ).
Since 2000, a high amount of people migrated to Castro internationally. The migration from outside the US into Castro totals 0 percent of all immigration into Texas. This percent of international migration is high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.
In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Castro County, Texas to be 35.1 years old. The median in Castro 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 age, when it was 32.3 years old. With 31 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Castro can be understood as being made up of a relatively high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 55.2 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 13.8 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Castro County, Texas has a population that is comprised of 43.8 percent White, 2.3 percent African American, 0 percent Asian, and 53.4 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very high level of diversity, with 55.7 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Castro has increased the percent of minority makeup when 54.5 percent of the total population were minorities.
When measuring the total land area, Castro spans a total of 898 square miles. The county has a very low average area density of 9 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Routt, CO (9 per sq. mile ), Pend Oreille, WA (9 per sq. mile ), Wilkin, MN (9 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Luna, NM (9 per sq. mile ), Pawnee, KS (9 per sq. mile ), Calhoun, AR (9 per sq. mile ).
Since 2000, a high amount of people migrated to Castro internationally. The migration from outside the US into Castro totals 0 percent of all immigration into Texas. This percent of international migration is high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.
In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Castro County, Texas to be 35.1 years old. The median in Castro 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 age, when it was 32.3 years old. With 31 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Castro can be understood as being made up of a relatively high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 55.2 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 13.8 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
