Bailey County vs Goliad County

A side-by-side comparison of Bailey County and Goliad County: population, income, housing, and more.

Bailey County and Goliad County are counties in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Goliad County has the higher population (7,096 vs 7,044 in Bailey County). Bailey County has the higher median household income ($70,625 vs $59,556 in Goliad County). Goliad County has the higher median home value ($182,800 vs $104,400 in Bailey County).

Population, income & housing

	Bailey County	Goliad County
Population	7,044	7,096
Median age	35.1 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$70,625	$59,556
Median home value	$104,400	$182,800
Median gross rent	$744	$724
Housing units	2,786	3,541
Homeownership rate	78.9%	82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bailey County	Goliad County
Population	7,100 → 7,044 (-0.8%)	7,565 → 7,096 (-6.2%)
Median household income	$52,273 → $70,625 (+35.1%)	$60,690 → $59,556 (-1.9%)
Median home value	$69,700 → $104,400 (+49.8%)	$137,800 → $182,800 (+32.7%)
Median gross rent	$591 → $744 (+25.9%)	$629 → $724 (+15.1%)

Bailey County

Population

7,1007,044

Median household income

$52,273$70,625

Median home value

$69,700$104,400

Median gross rent

$591$744

Goliad County

Population

7,5657,096

Median household income

$60,690$59,556

Median home value

$137,800$182,800

Median gross rent

$629$724

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bailey County	Goliad County
Under 5	7.2%	4.8%
5 to 17	20.8%	15.3%
18 to 24	13.6%	6.6%
25 to 34	8.3%	12.7%
35 to 44	16.3%	11.0%
45 to 54	8.1%	10.3%
55 to 64	8.2%	14.9%
65 to 74	9.5%	14.2%
75 and over	7.9%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bailey County	Goliad County
White (non-Hispanic)	31.3%	60.4%
Black or African American	0.4%	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	64.6%	32.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bailey County	Goliad County
No high school diploma	28.1%	16.0%
High school graduate	28.6%	29.9%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bailey County	Goliad County
Drove alone	74.0%	79.3%
Carpooled	10.6%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	7.8%
Other means	8.5%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bailey County	Goliad County
1-unit, detached	77.9%	78.5%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	7.9%	16.1%

Poverty & households

	Bailey County	Goliad County
Poverty rate	13.6%	9.2%
Average household size	3.06	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	15	32
Median year structure built	1969	1986