Fisher County vs Mason County

A side-by-side comparison of Fisher County and Mason County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mason County has the higher population (3,951 vs 3,661 in Fisher County). Mason County has the higher median household income ($68,750 vs $64,700 in Fisher County). Mason County has the higher median home value ($274,600 vs $77,600 in Fisher County).

Population, income & housing

	Fisher County	Mason County
Population	3,661	3,951
Median age	42.6 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median household income	$64,700	$68,750
Median home value	$77,600	$274,600
Median gross rent	$629	$751
Housing units	2,041	2,411
Homeownership rate	81.8%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	40.1%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fisher County	Mason County
Population	3,856 → 3,661 (-5.1%)	4,186 → 3,951 (-5.6%)
Median household income	$46,146 → $64,700 (+40.2%)	$42,276 → $68,750 (+62.6%)
Median home value	$66,900 → $77,600 (+16.0%)	$172,800 → $274,600 (+58.9%)
Median gross rent	$605 → $629 (+4.0%)	$800 → $751 (-6.1%)

Fisher County

Population

3,8563,661

Median household income

$46,146$64,700

Median home value

$66,900$77,600

Median gross rent

$605$629

Mason County

Population

4,1863,951

Median household income

$42,276$68,750

Median home value

$172,800$274,600

Median gross rent

$800$751

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fisher County	Mason County
Under 5	6.4%	7.8%
5 to 17	14.4%	15.3%
18 to 24	4.7%	6.5%
25 to 34	15.1%	7.5%
35 to 44	12.0%	12.7%
45 to 54	13.1%	7.2%
55 to 64	12.6%	12.5%
65 to 74	12.9%	18.5%
75 and over	8.7%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fisher County	Mason County
White (non-Hispanic)	65.8%	77.5%
Black or African American	3.8%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	26.4%	20.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fisher County	Mason County
No high school diploma	9.7%	15.7%
High school graduate	36.5%	20.9%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	26.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fisher County	Mason County
Drove alone	86.6%	73.2%
Carpooled	6.1%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	3.3%	14.5%
Other means	0.9%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fisher County	Mason County
1-unit, detached	85.3%	85.2%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	11.2%

Poverty & households

	Fisher County	Mason County
Poverty rate	10.3%	6.4%
Average household size	2.28	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	24	31
Median year structure built	1962	1972