Camp County vs Rains County

A side-by-side comparison of Camp County and Rains County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Camp County has the higher population (12,652 vs 12,505 in Rains County). Rains County has the higher median household income ($64,874 vs $55,061 in Camp County). Rains County has the higher median home value ($214,900 vs $159,900 in Camp County).

Population, income & housing

	Camp County	Rains County
Population	12,652	12,505
Median age	38.7 yrs	46.2 yrs
Median household income	$55,061	$64,874
Median home value	$159,900	$214,900
Median gross rent	$774	$895
Housing units	5,795	5,858
Homeownership rate	76.6%	82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	25.2%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Camp County	Rains County
Population	12,878 → 12,652 (-1.8%)	11,766 → 12,505 (+6.3%)
Median household income	$48,207 → $55,061 (+14.2%)	$51,579 → $64,874 (+25.8%)
Median home value	$101,600 → $159,900 (+57.4%)	$127,900 → $214,900 (+68.0%)
Median gross rent	$722 → $774 (+7.2%)	$733 → $895 (+22.1%)

Camp County

Population

12,87812,652

Median household income

$48,207$55,061

Median home value

$101,600$159,900

Median gross rent

$722$774

Rains County

Population

11,76612,505

Median household income

$51,579$64,874

Median home value

$127,900$214,900

Median gross rent

$733$895

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Camp County	Rains County
Under 5	6.3%	4.3%
5 to 17	20.1%	15.0%
18 to 24	7.3%	5.5%
25 to 34	12.2%	10.0%
35 to 44	12.2%	13.4%
45 to 54	10.5%	11.2%
55 to 64	13.4%	16.4%
65 to 74	11.0%	15.1%
75 and over	7.1%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Camp County	Rains County
White (non-Hispanic)	53.4%	83.0%
Black or African American	14.1%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	1.1%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.6%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	26.7%	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Camp County	Rains County
No high school diploma	15.9%	10.2%
High school graduate	35.3%	31.8%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Camp County	Rains County
Drove alone	80.2%	71.9%
Carpooled	9.8%	14.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	9.2%
Other means	1.2%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Camp County	Rains County
1-unit, detached	74.7%	72.9%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	1.9%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	16.0%	21.6%

Poverty & households

	Camp County	Rains County
Poverty rate	22.4%	12.8%
Average household size	2.69	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	24	40
Median year structure built	1984	1995