Armstrong County, TX Population

Overview

1,980

Total Population

40.4

Median age

53.79%

Female population %

85.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

81.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

173

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Armstrong County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Armstrong County is 40.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Armstrong County's population under 18 was 25.40%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Armstrong County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.98% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Armstrong County, 22.02% were under the age of 15, 15.86% aged 15 to 29, 39.14% aged 30 to 64, 20.81% aged 65 to 84, and 2.17% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 150 more females than males in Armstrong County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.79% females and 46.21% males in Armstrong County, TX.
The Armstrong County, TX gender ratio is 85.9:100 i.e. 85.9 men to 100 women (0.859).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 92.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 93.

Armstrong County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Armstrong County population: 93.64% are White, 0.66% are Black or African American, 1.06% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.15% are Asian, 1.16% are some other race and 3.33% are multiracial.
Armstrong County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 173 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,807 (91.26% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Armstrong County is White with a population of 1,854 (93.64% of the total population).

Armstrong County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 2,165 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Armstrong County's population decreased by 263 (12.15%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Armstrong County's population decreased by 53 (2.79%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Armstrong County's population was lowest in year 2016 at 1,838.