Texas

TX · 254 counties · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Key Statistics

Total Population
Rank #2 of 52
98th %ile
Median Household Income
$78,476 +4.4% vs nat'l
Rank #22 of 52
59th %ile
Poverty Rate
13.8% +9.4% vs nat'l
Rank #40 of 52
24th %ile
Median Home Value
$283,800 +0.7% vs nat'l
Rank #30 of 52
43th %ile
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
33.8% +0.4% vs nat'l
Rank #28 of 52
47th %ile
Unemployment Rate
5.2% −1.4% vs nat'l
Rank #35 of 52
33th %ile

At a Glance

62.6% Homeownership
82.9% Insured
33.8% Bachelor's+

Age & Sex Distribution

MaleFemale
0-910-1920-2930-3940-4950-5960-6970-7980+10%5%0%5%10%

Race & Ethnicity

Hispanic or LatinoWhite (non-Hispanic)Black (non-Hispanic)Asian (non-Hispanic)Two or More RacesOther (non-Hispanic)American Indian (non-Hispanic)Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%6.6%13.3%19.9%26.5%33.1%39.7%39.1%11.9%5.5%3.1%0.4%0.1%0.1%

Highest Income Counties in Texas

# County Median Income
1 Rockwall County $127,981
2 Collin County $121,600
3 Kendall County $114,962
4 Fort Bend County $114,041
5 Denton County $111,498
6 Williamson County $111,340
7 Chambers County $109,804
8 Parker County $104,443
9 Comal County $101,889
10 Glasscock County $101,250

Lowest Income Counties in Texas

# County Median Income
254 Swisher County $36,165
253 Zavala County $36,749
252 Starr County $37,639
251 Dimmit County $38,808
250 Kenedy County $38,882
249 Zapata County $39,239
248 Real County $39,605
247 Edwards County $40,313
246 Jim Hogg County $42,211
245 Newton County $42,618

About Texas

Texas has a total population of 30M, making it the 2nd most populous state in the United States. The state comprises 254 counties.

The median household income in Texas is $78,476, ranking 22nd among all states and territories. The poverty rate is 13.8% and the unemployment rate stands at 5.2%.

Housing in Texas has a median home value of $283,800 with a homeownership rate of 62.6%. Renters pay a median gross rent of $1,403 per month.

All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024. Values are estimates and subject to margin of error.

All Counties in Texas

Anderson County Andrews County Angelina County Aransas County Archer County Armstrong County Atascosa County Austin County Bailey County Bandera County Bastrop County Baylor County Bee County Bell County Bexar County Blanco County Borden County Bosque County Bowie County Brazoria County Brazos County Brewster County Briscoe County Brooks County Brown County Burleson County Burnet County Caldwell County Calhoun County Callahan County Cameron County Camp County Carson County Cass County Castro County Chambers County Cherokee County Childress County Clay County Cochran County Coke County Coleman County Collin County Collingsworth County Colorado County Comal County Comanche County Concho County Cooke County Coryell County Cottle County Crane County Crockett County Crosby County Culberson County Dallam County Dallas County Dawson County Deaf Smith County Delta County Denton County DeWitt County Dickens County Dimmit County Donley County Duval County Eastland County Ector County Edwards County El Paso County Ellis County Erath County Falls County Fannin County Fayette County Fisher County Floyd County Foard County Fort Bend County Franklin County Freestone County Frio County Gaines County Galveston County Garza County Gillespie County Glasscock County Goliad County Gonzales County Gray County Grayson County Gregg County Grimes County Guadalupe County Hale County Hall County Hamilton County Hansford County Hardeman County Hardin County Harris County Harrison County Hartley County Haskell County Hays County Hemphill County Henderson County Hidalgo County Hill County Hockley County Hood County Hopkins County Houston County Howard County Hudspeth County Hunt County Hutchinson County Irion County Jack County Jackson County Jasper County Jeff Davis County Jefferson County Jim Hogg County Jim Wells County Johnson County Jones County Karnes County Kaufman County Kendall County Kenedy County Kent County Kerr County Kimble County King County Kinney County Kleberg County Knox County La Salle County Lamar County Lamb County Lampasas County Lavaca County Lee County Leon County Liberty County Limestone County Lipscomb County Live Oak County Llano County Loving County Lubbock County Lynn County Madison County Marion County Martin County Mason County Matagorda County Maverick County McCulloch County McLennan County McMullen County Medina County Menard County Midland County Milam County Mills County Mitchell County Montague County Montgomery County Moore County Morris County Motley County Nacogdoches County Navarro County Newton County Nolan County Nueces County Ochiltree County Oldham County Orange County Palo Pinto County Panola County Parker County Parmer County Pecos County Polk County Potter County Presidio County Rains County Randall County Reagan County Real County Red River County Reeves County Refugio County Roberts County Robertson County Rockwall County Runnels County Rusk County Sabine County San Augustine County San Jacinto County San Patricio County San Saba County Schleicher County Scurry County Shackelford County Shelby County Sherman County Smith County Somervell County Starr County Stephens County Sterling County Stonewall County Sutton County Swisher County Tarrant County Taylor County Terrell County Terry County Throckmorton County Titus County Tom Green County Travis County Trinity County Tyler County Upshur County Upton County Uvalde County Val Verde County Van Zandt County Victoria County Walker County Waller County Ward County Washington County Webb County Wharton County Wheeler County Wichita County Wilbarger County Willacy County Williamson County Wilson County Winkler County Wise County Wood County Yoakum County Young County Zapata County Zavala County

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.