Grayson County vs Randall County

A side-by-side comparison of Grayson County and Randall County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Randall County has the higher population (143,791 vs 139,988 in Grayson County). Randall County has the higher median household income ($80,905 vs $70,455 in Grayson County). Grayson County has the higher median home value ($228,300 vs $227,500 in Randall County).

Population, income & housing

	Grayson County	Randall County
Population	139,988	143,791
Median age	39.4 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$70,455	$80,905
Median home value	$228,300	$227,500
Median gross rent	$1,178	$1,119
Housing units	60,366	61,137
Homeownership rate	67.3%	68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.7%	32.1%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grayson County	Randall County
Population	131,014 → 139,988 (+6.8%)	134,026 → 143,791 (+7.3%)
Median household income	$54,815 → $70,455 (+28.5%)	$68,261 → $80,905 (+18.5%)
Median home value	$137,400 → $228,300 (+66.2%)	$167,800 → $227,500 (+35.6%)
Median gross rent	$874 → $1,178 (+34.8%)	$917 → $1,119 (+22.0%)

Grayson County

Population

131,014139,988

Median household income

$54,815$70,455

Median home value

$137,400$228,300

Median gross rent

$874$1,178

Randall County

Population

134,026143,791

Median household income

$68,261$80,905

Median home value

$167,800$227,500

Median gross rent

$917$1,119

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grayson County	Randall County
Under 5	6.2%	6.0%
5 to 17	17.9%	18.0%
18 to 24	8.4%	9.8%
25 to 34	12.1%	13.7%
35 to 44	11.9%	14.3%
45 to 54	12.2%	11.2%
55 to 64	13.4%	11.5%
65 to 74	10.8%	9.5%
75 and over	7.1%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grayson County	Randall County
White (non-Hispanic)	72.0%	67.9%
Black or African American	5.3%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.2%
Asian	1.3%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.6%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	15.9%	23.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grayson County	Randall County
No high school diploma	9.5%	6.4%
High school graduate	31.1%	23.8%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	21.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grayson County	Randall County
Drove alone	75.1%	79.6%
Carpooled	10.4%	10.4%
Public transit	0.5%	0.4%
Walked	1.6%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	11.2%	6.8%
Other means	1.1%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grayson County	Randall County
1-unit, detached	71.5%	70.1%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	8.0%
20 or more units	3.6%	7.6%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	7.3%

Poverty & households

	Grayson County	Randall County
Poverty rate	11.1%	9.5%
Average household size	2.58	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	26	20
Median year structure built	1984	1986