Taylor County, Texas Population 2024

148,525

Taylor County, Texas's estimated 2024 population is 148,525 with a growth rate of 1.15% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Taylor County, Texas is the 35th largest county in Texas. The 2010 population was 131,842 and has seen a growth of 12.65% since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change
Year
Population
Growth
Change
2029156,9701,6891.09%
2028155,2811,6891.1%
2027153,5921,6891.11%
2026151,9031,6891.12%
2025150,2141,6891.14%
2024148,5251,6891.15%
2023146,8361,6891.16%
2022145,1471,2250.85%
2021143,9224680.33%
2020143,4545,3133.85%
2019138,1418220.6%
2018137,3197040.52%
2017136,6152850.21%
2016136,3301200.09%
2015136,2101,1610.86%
2014135,0491,0770.8%
2013133,972-150-0.11%
2012134,1221,2550.94%
2011132,8671,0250.78%
2010131,84200%
1990119,6558,7237.86%
1980110,93213,07913.37%
197097,853-3,225-3.19%
1960101,07837,70859.5%
195063,37019,22343.54%
194044,1473,1247.62%
193041,02316,94270.35%
192024,081-2,212-8.41%
191026,29315,794150.43%
190010,4993,54250.91%
18906,9575,221300.75%
18801,736-155,234-98.89%
2024 Growth Rate
1.15% (1,689)
County Website
Taylor County
State
Texas
County Seat
Abilene
2020 Population
143,454
Area
916 mi²
Density
162 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
3.53% (5,071)
Founded
1878

Population by Race

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White101,65070.46%
Two or more races19,13413.26%
Black or African American11,5678.02%
Other race7,8755.46%
Asian3,2582.26%
Native American5470.38%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander2280.16%

White

Two or more races

Black or African American

Other race

Asian

Native American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Taylor County, Texas Population by Race

Taylor County, Texas Population Pyramid 2024

Taylor County, Texas Median Age

33

Total

32

Male

34

Female

Taylor County, Texas Adults

There are 108,832 adults, (21,297 of whom are seniors) in Taylor County, Texas.

Taylor County, Texas Age Dependency

64.8

Age Dependency Ratio

24.3

Old Age Dependency Ratio

40.5

Child Dependency Ratio

Taylor County, Texas Sex Ratio

Female73,37750.86%
Male70,88249.14%

Taylor County, Texas Population by Age

Taylor County, Texas Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All54,3902.5359.840.2
Married26,4853.1577.222.8
Non Family18,4341.284258
Female6,8153.2344.355.7
Male2,6563.1548.551.5

3.07

Average Family Size

2.53

Average Household Size

59.8%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Taylor County, Texas Households and Families

Male

Female

Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade5,1025.76%
Associates Degree8,5819.69%
Bachelors Degree16,42818.55%
Graduate Degree9,26910.46%
High School Graduate25,99729.35%
Less Than 9th Grade3,2553.67%
Some College19,94822.52%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Taylor County, Texas Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Taylor County, Texas Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
White58,83755,27719,275
Hispanic18,92115,2443,209
2+ Races9,9738,2871,525
Black6,2555,5911,527
Other Race4,6763,460566
Asian2,0511,8881,194
Native American30426041
Islander1661250

The highest rate of high school graduation is among white people with a rate of 93.95%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 58.22%.

Taylor County, Texas Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$55,893$63,590$50,727
Graduate Degree$67,351$74,142$61,990
High School Graduate$33,888$40,279$26,803
Less Than 9th Grade$27,679$35,188$21,179
Overall$43,056$50,771$37,297
Some College$42,470$50,193$36,875

$43,056

Average Earnings

$50,771

Average Male

$37,297

Average Female

Taylor County, Texas Earnings by Educational Attainment

Taylor County, Texas Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Taylor County, Texas Language

83.88% of Taylor County, Texas residents speak only English, while 16.12% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 12.74% of the population.

Taylor County, Texas Language

Taylor County, Texas Poverty by Race

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
White85,5679,17210.72%
Hispanic34,4756,00217.41%
Multiple18,1762,98216.41%
Black10,8342,73425.24%
Other7,6261,56620.54%
Asian3,00252817.59%
Native509203.93%

13.52%

Overall Poverty Rate

12.16%

Male Poverty Rate

14.82%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Taylor County, Texas

The race most likely to be in poverty in Taylor County, Texas is Black, with 25.24% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Taylor County, Texas is Native, with 3.93% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 3.12%. Among those working part-time, it was 22.63%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 23.58%.

Taylor County, Texas Poverty

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade31.69%
High School15.47%
Some College8.3%
Bachelors or Greater3.98%

Taylor County, Texas Poverty Rate by Education

rate

Rate
Poverty
Female Unemployed32.22%
Male Unemployed12.72%
Female Employed10.1%
Male Employed5.73%

Taylor County, Texas Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Taylor County, Texas Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

Name
Median
Mean
Families$83,956$102,522
Households$66,406$87,167
Married Families$96,738$120,579
Non Families$36,965$52,307

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Taylor County, Texas Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

48.2%

Overall Marriage Rate

49.5%

Male Marriage Rate

46.9%

Female Marriage Rate

Taylor County, Texas Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Taylor County, Texas Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.

Taylor County, Texas Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Taylor County, Texas Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

9,592

Number of Veterans

8,510

Male Veterans

1,082

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
Second Gulf War4,260
First Gulf War2,745
Vietnam2,664
Korea523
World War II87

Taylor County, Texas Veterans by War

count

Age Group
Veterans
35 to 543,133
75+2,056
65 to 741,720
55 to 641,407
18 to 341,276

Taylor County, Texas Veterans by Age

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
White7,5319.88%
Hispanic1,1344.99%
Black92511.98%
2+ Races5564.76%
Other Race3095.88%
Asian1817.92%
Islander5432.53%
Native American368.13%

Taylor County, Texas Veterans by Race

Taylor County, Texas Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

7.91%

Veteran Poverty Rate

35.97%

Veteran Disability Rate

Taylor County, Texas Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

65.4%

Labor Force Participation

59.5%

Employment Rate

2.3%

Unemployment Rate

Taylor County, Texas Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Taylor County, Texas Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Taylor County, Texas Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

66.42%

Born in Taylor County, Texas

93.09%

Native Born

6.91%

Foreign Born

3.93%

Non Citizen

2.98%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

93.09% of Taylor County, Texas residents were born in the United States, with 66.42% having been born in Texas. 3.93% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

Taylor County, Texas Place of Birth

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