How Texas Compares

Texas

35.6 years

National

38.9 years

8.5% below

State Ranking

Rank	State	Value
#47	Oklahoma	37.0 years
#48	North Dakota	35.9 years
#49	Alaska	35.8 years
#50	Texas	35.6 years
#51	District of Columbia	34.9 years
#52	Utah	32.0 years

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Highest Age Counties in Texas

#	County	Age
1	Loving County	86.2 years
2	Kent County	60.0 years
3	Terrell County	59.9 years
4	Menard County	59.5 years
5	Real County	59.5 years
6	Jeff Davis County	58.0 years
7	Llano County	57.4 years
8	Kenedy County	54.8 years
9	Sabine County	54.2 years
10	Bandera County	53.5 years

Lowest Age Counties in Texas

#	County	Age
254	Jim Hogg County	26.1 years
253	Brazos County	26.8 years
252	Kleberg County	29.0 years
251	Gaines County	29.3 years
250	Starr County	29.4 years
249	Dallam County	29.9 years
248	Webb County	30.0 years
247	Reagan County	30.0 years
246	Maverick County	30.3 years
245	Hidalgo County	30.5 years

Median Age in Texas

Texas has a median age of 35.6 years, ranking #50 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 8.5% below the national value of 38.9 years.

Across Texas's 254 counties, median age ranges from 26.1 years to 86.2 years. The county with the highest value is Loving County at 86.2 years.

The median age of the total population.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.