Marion County, TX Population

Overview

9,748

Total Population

50.9

Median age

50.88%

Female population %

96.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

72.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

44

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Marion County is 50.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Marion County's population under 18 was 18.64%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Marion County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.25% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Marion County, 15.61% were under the age of 15, 13.78% aged 15 to 29, 44.36% aged 30 to 64, 24.25% aged 65 to 84, and 2.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 172 more females than males in Marion County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.88% females and 49.12% males in Marion County, TX.
The Marion County, TX gender ratio is 96.5:100 i.e. 96.5 men to 100 women (0.965).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 508.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 479.

Marion County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Marion County population: 72.22% are White, 22.53% are Black or African American, 0.23% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.25% are Asian, 0.45% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.47% are some other race and 2.86% are multiracial.
Marion County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 44 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,308 (95.49% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Marion County is White with a population of 7,04 (72.22% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 11,017 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Marion County's population decreased by 430 (3.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Marion County's population decreased by 740 (7.05%), 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, Marion County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 9,560.