Compared to Distribution

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an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

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Compared to a Single Value

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Trend

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Compared to Prior Value

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Population Under Age 18

Region: Rio Grande Valley

Measurement Period: 2017

This indicator shows the percentage of the population that is under 18 years old.

Why is this important?

The age structure of a population is important in planning for the future of a community, particularly for schools, community centers, health care, and child care. A population with more youth will have greater education and child care needs, while an older population may have greater health care needs.

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Region: Rio Grande Valley

Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, & Willacy counties.

32.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population and Housing Unit Estimates
Measurement period: 2017
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: August 2019

Compared to See the Legend

Technical note: The Census Bureau releases new population and housing unit estimates each year. Each new series of data (called Vintages) incorporates the latest administrative record data, geographic boundaries, and methodology. Therefore, the entire time series of estimates beginning with the date of the most recent decennial census is revised annually. The current vintage year (V2023) consists of data for 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.