Demographic Profile for Tom Green County, Texas
Tom Green County, Texas had a total estimated population of 103,611 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 103,982. The decline signifies a decrease of -0.4 percent. Tom Green ranks 224 of 254 counties when analyzing total population change in Texas and the county ranks 2,613 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.
When measuring the total land area, Tom Green extends a total area of 1522 square miles. The county has a medium-low average area density of 68 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Monroe, TN (68 per sq. mile ), Saline, IL (68 per sq. mile ), Bourbon, KY (68 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Taney, MO (68 per sq. mile ), Pierce, WI (68 per sq. mile ), Sumter, GA (68 per sq. mile ).
Tom Green County, Texas has a population that is made of 60.5 percent White, 3.8 percent African American, 0.9 percent Asian, and 33.6 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 38.3 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Tom Green has increased the level of diversity when 35.8 percent of the population were minorities.
Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-high amount of people have migrated to Tom Green internationally. The international migration into Tom Green totals 0.1 percent of the total international migration into the State of Texas. This level of international migration can be considered medium-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 Tom Green County, Texas to be 34.4 years old. The median age in Tom Green is greater than the median in Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in this median, when at that time it was 33.8 years of age. With a total of 25.4 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Tom Green can be described as being made up of a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 60.7 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 13.9 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
When measuring the total land area, Tom Green extends a total area of 1522 square miles. The county has a medium-low average area density of 68 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Monroe, TN (68 per sq. mile ), Saline, IL (68 per sq. mile ), Bourbon, KY (68 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Taney, MO (68 per sq. mile ), Pierce, WI (68 per sq. mile ), Sumter, GA (68 per sq. mile ).
Tom Green County, Texas has a population that is made of 60.5 percent White, 3.8 percent African American, 0.9 percent Asian, and 33.6 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 38.3 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Tom Green has increased the level of diversity when 35.8 percent of the population were minorities.
Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-high amount of people have migrated to Tom Green internationally. The international migration into Tom Green totals 0.1 percent of the total international migration into the State of Texas. This level of international migration can be considered medium-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 Tom Green County, Texas to be 34.4 years old. The median age in Tom Green is greater than the median in Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in this median, when at that time it was 33.8 years of age. With a total of 25.4 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Tom Green can be described as being made up of a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 60.7 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 13.9 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
