Matagorda

County in Texas

County

The population development of Matagorda.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Matagorda	County	36,928	37,957	36,702	36,258	36,391	→
Texas	State	16,986,510	20,851,820	25,145,561	29,149,458	31,290,831

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Matagorda.

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Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Bay City	City	Matagorda	18,742	18,683	17,814	18,058	17,471	→
Palacios	City	Matagorda	4,758	5,202	4,713	4,399	4,373	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	18,008
Females	18,247

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	9,108
18-64 years	20,767
65+ years	6,380

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	1,348
70-79 years	2,762
60-69 years	4,898
50-59 years	4,613
40-49 years	3,963
30-39 years	4,414
20-29 years	4,251
10-19 years	5,056
0-9 years	4,950

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	16,944
Urban	19,311

»Race« (C 2020)
White	19,753
Black/African American	3,900
Indigenous	318
Asian	720
Pacific Islander	7
Some other	5,928
2 or more	5,629

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	15,455
Other	20,800