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Abilene, TX MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 3,595
  equals Births 11,687
  less Deaths 8,092
Net Migration 323
  equals net International Migration 1,946
  plus net Domestic Migration -1,623

The population of the Abilene, TX MSA changed from 165,609 on 2010 to 169,578 in 2015 -- a change of 3,969 (2.40%). This report provides a summary of how and why the population has changed during this period and what these factors suggest about future change.

Primary Contributing Factors to Change
The primary contributing factors resulting in population change are 1) natural change (births less deaths) and/or 2) net migration. Eight tables are presented below providing annual data for each component county of the metro and metro summary. The tables provide data on the total population, births, deaths, natural change (births less deaths), international migration, domestic migration and net migration.

From 2010 to 2015 (7/1/2010-6/30/2015), natural change (3,595) exceeded net migration (323); natural change has been the primary contributing factor for the total metro population change. Examine the metro by county tables below to learn about how each county contributes to the metro population growth or decline.

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Related Sections
  • Abilene, TX MSA S&O Report
  • State of the States -- all states interactive table
  • Metro S&O Reports -- all metros interactive table
  • CountyTrends 2010-2015 -- all counties interactive table
  • CountyTrends -- multi-sourced county data
  • Regional Data Analytics Main

Table 1. Population          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg 10-15%Chg 10-15
Callahan County, TX48059P0000001 13,518 13,535 13,519 13,528 13,520 13,557 39 0.29
Jones County, TX48253P0000001 20,223 20,240 19,858 20,005 19,816 19,970 -253 -1.25
Taylor County, TX48441P0000001 131,868 132,864 134,201 134,016 135,044 136,051 4,183 3.17
Total P0000001 165,609 166,639 167,578 167,549 168,380 169,578 3,969 2.40
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Callahan County, TX48059B0000001 124 120 122 136 124 127 629 
Jones County, TX48253B0000001 100 155 191 189 167 176 878 
Taylor County, TX48441B0000001 1,936 2,017 2,046 2,066 2,010 2,041 10,180 
Total B0000001 2,160 2,292 2,359 2,391 2,301 2,344 11,687 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Callahan County, TX48059D0000001 236 158 142 176 173 172 821 
Jones County, TX48253D0000001 84 213 173 205 182 154 927 
Taylor County, TX48441D0000001 1,244 1,131 1,270 1,310 1,290 1,343 6,344 
Total D0000001 1,564 1,502 1,585 1,691 1,645 1,669 8,092 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Callahan County, TX48059NC000001 -112 -38 -20 -40 -49 -45 -192 
Jones County, TX48253NC000001 16 -58 18 -16 -15 22 -49 
Taylor County, TX48441NC000001 692 886 776 756 720 698 3,836 
Total NC000001 596 790 774 700 656 675 3,595 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Callahan County, TX48059MI000001 0 5 4 7 7 8 31 
Jones County, TX48253MI000001 12 10 11 13 15 15 64 
Taylor County, TX48441MI000001 344 212 498 369 362 410 1,851 
Total MI000001 356 227 513 389 384 433 1,946 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Callahan County, TX48059MD000001 16 39 2 45 45 87 218 
Jones County, TX48253MD000001 84 50 -420 178 -199 149 -242 
Taylor County, TX48441MD000001 376 -77 70 -1,381 -49 -162 -1,599 
Total MD000001 476 12 -348 -1,158 -203 74 -1,623 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Callahan County, TX48059MN000001 16 44 6 52 52 95 249 
Jones County, TX48253MN000001 96 60 -409 191 -184 164 -178 
Taylor County, TX48441MN000001 720 135 568 -1,012 313 248 252 
Total MN000001 832 239 165 -769 181 507 323 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Callahan County, TX48059GQ000001 75 66 78 72 74 74 -1 -1.33
Jones County, TX48253GQ000001 5,025 5,179 5,094 5,267 5,244 5,249 224 4.46
Taylor County, TX48441GQ000001 5,287 5,253 5,592 5,118 4,808 4,808 -479 -9.06
Total GQ000001 10,387 10,498 10,764 10,457 10,126 10,131 -256 -2.46

Source: developed by ProximityOne based on Census Bureau and other data.
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