Population
The AACOG 13-county region, in 2016 had 2,542,648 persons living in the area, a 292,930 or 11.52% increase of persons since 2010. When looking at the historical population growth of the region, the greatest increase in population occurred between 2000 – 2010, when the region grew by 19.25% or 433,118 more persons.
At 46.70%, Guadalupe County grew at the largest growth rate between 2000 – 2010, when comparing the population growth rate with the other regional counties. In 2016, the largest population centers in the AACOG region remain in Bexar, Comal and Guadalupe Counties.
The AACOG 13-county region combined in 2016, represented 9.12% of the total population of the State of Texas. The AACOG 13-county regional area also had a larger percentage of population growth rate between 2010 – 2016 at 11.52% than the State of Texas at 9.39% in the same period. Since 1980, the AACOG 13-county region has remained between 8.61% and 9.12% of the total State of Texas population.
In 2015, White, Hispanics represented 51.12% of the total AACOG 13-county region population, the group is projected to grow by 13% between 2015 and 2024. Moreover, in the AACOG region, 35.57% of the population identify as White, Non-Hispanics, this group is projected to grow by 6% or 52,255 persons by 2024.
The 13-county region, in 2015, had an estimated 343,219 persons’ age 30 to 39 years representing 13.75% of the total regional population, the age group is projected to grow by 57,724 more persons and be the largest age cohort at 14.50% of the total regional population by 2024.
The AACOG region is projected to decrease by 1,567 persons in the 50 to 59 years of age cohort. The age group 70 to 79 years at 30.91% or 59,160 persons is projected to show the largest increase of the total population growth projected by 2024.
The AACOG regional population will be concentrated with population ranging in the 20 to 49 years of age representing 1,134,749 persons or 40.91% of the total projected population in 2024.