Nocona vs St. Jo

A side-by-side comparison of Nocona and St. Jo: population, income, housing, and more.

Nocona and St. Jo are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Nocona has the higher population (3,073 vs 876 in St. Jo). St. Jo has the higher median household income ($68,750 vs $45,536 in Nocona). St. Jo has the higher median home value ($146,900 vs $114,900 in Nocona).

Population, income & housing

	Nocona	St. Jo
Population	3,073	876
Median age	39.9 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$45,536	$68,750
Median home value	$114,900	$146,900
Median gross rent	$717	$483
Housing units	1,367	406
Homeownership rate	73.1%	69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	17.0%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nocona	St. Jo
Population	2,960 → 3,073 (+3.8%)	897 → 876 (-2.3%)
Median household income	$32,242 → $45,536 (+41.2%)	$42,841 → $68,750 (+60.5%)
Median home value	$64,100 → $114,900 (+79.3%)	$98,200 → $146,900 (+49.6%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $717 (+15.8%)	$650 → $483 (-25.7%)

Nocona

Population

2,9603,073

Median household income

$32,242$45,536

Median home value

$64,100$114,900

Median gross rent

$619$717

St. Jo

Population

897876

Median household income

$42,841$68,750

Median home value

$98,200$146,900

Median gross rent

$650$483

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nocona	St. Jo
Under 5	5.1%	8.9%
5 to 17	21.3%	30.1%
18 to 24	7.7%	0.3%
25 to 34	12.7%	12.0%
35 to 44	9.9%	19.1%
45 to 54	11.2%	6.5%
55 to 64	10.7%	10.7%
65 to 74	11.1%	5.4%
75 and over	10.2%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nocona	St. Jo
White (non-Hispanic)	75.8%	92.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	23.4%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nocona	St. Jo
No high school diploma	15.1%	7.7%
High school graduate	36.1%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nocona	St. Jo
Drove alone	85.8%	86.3%
Carpooled	7.4%	11.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	1.7%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nocona	St. Jo
1-unit, detached	79.5%	73.4%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	3.7%
20 or more units	2.3%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	11.1%

Poverty & households

	Nocona	St. Jo
Poverty rate	15.7%	18.5%
Average household size	2.65	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	28	26
Median year structure built	1966	1971