Caldwell County vs Chambers County

A side-by-side comparison of Caldwell County and Chambers County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chambers County has the higher population (49,178 vs 47,184 in Caldwell County). Chambers County has the higher median household income ($108,114 vs $68,503 in Caldwell County). Chambers County has the higher median home value ($289,900 vs $215,600 in Caldwell County).

Population, income & housing

	Caldwell County	Chambers County
Population	47,184	49,178
Median age	38.2 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$68,503	$108,114
Median home value	$215,600	$289,900
Median gross rent	$1,145	$1,548
Housing units	17,013	18,144
Homeownership rate	73.2%	82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	23.0%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caldwell County	Chambers County
Population	42,144 → 47,184 (+12.0%)	41,305 → 49,178 (+19.1%)
Median household income	$54,152 → $68,503 (+26.5%)	$91,141 → $108,114 (+18.6%)
Median home value	$144,800 → $215,600 (+48.9%)	$200,400 → $289,900 (+44.7%)
Median gross rent	$920 → $1,145 (+24.5%)	$918 → $1,548 (+68.6%)

Caldwell County

Population

42,14447,184

Median household income

$54,152$68,503

Median home value

$144,800$215,600

Median gross rent

$920$1,145

Chambers County

Population

41,30549,178

Median household income

$91,141$108,114

Median home value

$200,400$289,900

Median gross rent

$918$1,548

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caldwell County	Chambers County
Under 5	6.2%	6.7%
5 to 17	17.2%	20.8%
18 to 24	9.8%	8.9%
25 to 34	13.6%	13.1%
35 to 44	13.3%	15.2%
45 to 54	12.3%	12.8%
55 to 64	12.4%	10.0%
65 to 74	9.4%	8.7%
75 and over	5.8%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caldwell County	Chambers County
White (non-Hispanic)	35.6%	63.1%
Black or African American	4.1%	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.3%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	56.3%	25.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caldwell County	Chambers County
No high school diploma	19.7%	10.5%
High school graduate	38.4%	26.6%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caldwell County	Chambers County
Drove alone	79.7%	80.3%
Carpooled	8.8%	12.3%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	1.5%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	5.4%
Other means	1.3%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caldwell County	Chambers County
1-unit, detached	59.6%	81.4%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	1.9%
20 or more units	1.2%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	26.7%	13.4%

Poverty & households

	Caldwell County	Chambers County
Poverty rate	13.9%	13.1%
Average household size	2.78	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	34	33
Median year structure built	1988	2001