Nueces County, TX Population

Overview

353,594

Total Population

36.0

Median age

50.30%

Female population %

98.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

53.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

228,552

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Nueces County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Nueces County is 36.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Nueces County's population under 18 was 24.64%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Nueces County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.52% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Nueces County, 20.31% were under the age of 15, 21.33% aged 15 to 29, 43.84% aged 30 to 64, 12.85% aged 65 to 84, and 1.67% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2,118 more females than males in Nueces County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.30% females and 49.70% males in Nueces County, TX.
The Nueces County, TX gender ratio is 98.8:100 i.e. 98.8 men to 100 women (0.988).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 13,229.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 12,371.

Nueces County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Nueces County population: 72.27% are White, 3.64% are Black or African American, 0.26% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.14% are Asian, 0.03% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 3.49% are some other race and 18.17% are multiracial.
Nueces County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 228,552 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 125,042 (35.36% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Nueces County is White with a population of 255,546 (72.27% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 362,347 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Nueces County's population increased by 26,882 (8.58%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Nueces County's population increased by 13,125 (3.86%), 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, Nueces County's population was lowest in year 2001 at 311,991.