Editing Loving County, Texas (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 3
|1900= 33
|1910= 249
|1920= 82
|1930= 195
|1940= 285
|1950= 227
|1960= 226
|1970= 164
|1980= 91
|1990= 107
|2000= 67
|2010= 82
|2020= 64
|estyear=2023
|estimate=43
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|access-date=July 5, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br>1850–2010<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.texasalmanac.com/drupal-backup/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |title=Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010 |publisher=[[Texas Almanac]] |access-date=July 5, 2024}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF"/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Loving County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
! Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Loving County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?q=Loving%20County,%20Texas%20P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=July 5, 2024}}</ref>
! Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Loving County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2010.P2?q=p2&g=050XX00US48301&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=July 5, 2024}}</ref>
! {{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Loving County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=p2&g=050XX00US48301&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=July 5, 2024}}</ref>
! % 2000
! % 2010
! {{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|60
|60
|style='background: #ffffe6; |56
|89.2%
|73.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |87.50%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|0
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|4.88%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.56%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.56%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.81%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|7
|18
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|10.8%
|21.95%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.56%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''67'''
|'''82'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''64'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 64 people, 25 households, and 18 families resided in the county.<ref>{{Cite web|title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Loving%20County,%20Texas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=July 5, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|0.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 34 housing units.

The racial makeup of the county was 87.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.0% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.0% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.6% from [[Some Other Race]]s and 9.4% from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]]. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 1.56% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How many people live in Loving County, Texas |url=https://data.usatoday.com/census/total-population/total-population-change/loving-county-texas/050-48301/ |access-date=July 5, 2024 |publisher=USA Today}}</ref> 30.2% of residents were under the age of 18, 2.3% were under 5 years of age, and 0.0% were 65 and older.

The county is the [[List of United States counties and county equivalents|least-populous county in the United States]], with a 2020 census population of 64 (a decrease of 22.0% versus the 2010 figure of 82).  It's standing is maintained by the 2023 estimate of 43 residents (a decrease of 32.8%) by the U.S. Census Bureau. With an average of only {{convert|0.0646|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|inhabitants&nbsp;|inhabitants|}} as of 2023, the county is also the [[population density|least-densely populated]] county outside of [[Alaska]]. [[Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska|Lake and Peninsula Borough]] and [[North Slope Borough, Alaska|North Slope Borough]] in Alaska are both lower, as is the [[Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska|Yukon-Koyukuk census area]].

From 2018 to 2022, the median household income for the county was $141,373, up from $84,306 in 2010. Owing partly to its small and dispersed population, it had [[List of Texas locations by per capita income|the highest median per capita and household incomes of any county in Texas]].

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 82 people, 39 households, and 20 families resided in the county. The population density was {{convert|0.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 50 housing units. The racial makeup of the county was 79.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.0% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 4.9% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.0% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 8.5% from [[Some Other Race]]s and 7.3% from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]]. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 21.95% of the population.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 67 people, 31 households, and 19 families living in the county. The population density was {{convert|0.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There are 70 housing units at an average density of {{convert|0.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}.

There are 31 households out of which 5 have children under the age of 18 living with them, 17 are married couples living together, 2 have a female householder with no husband present, and 11 are non-families. Ten households are made up of individuals and 2 consist of someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older.  The average household size is 2.16 and the average family size is 2.65.

In the county, the age distribution is 13 people under the age of 18, one between 18 and 24, 18 from 25 to 44, 24 from 45 to 64, and 11 who are 65 years of age or older.  The median age is 46 years.  For every 100 females there are 116.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 125.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $40,000, and the median income for a family is $53,750. Males have a median income of $25,833 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the county is $24,084.  None of the population and no families are below the [[poverty line]].

Three people were living in the county, all males in the same house, according to the [[1890 United States census|1890 census]].<ref name="county history" /> Following the disestablishment of Mentone in 1897, no settlements were in the county until the creation of Juanita in 1910, which was renamed to [[Porterville, Texas|Porterville]].<ref name="county history" /><ref name="county history2" /> The [[1970 United States census|1970 census]] recorded the county as the least-populated county in the United States.<ref name="information3">{{Cite news|date=June 19, 1970 |title=Where Did Everybody Go? |page=20 |work=[[New York Daily News]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102453030/daily-news/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524145024/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102453030/daily-news/ |archive-date=May 24, 2022 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=May 24, 2022}}</ref>