Nacogdoches County vs Van Zandt County

A side-by-side comparison of Nacogdoches County and Van Zandt County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Nacogdoches County has the higher population (64,897 vs 61,323 in Van Zandt County). Van Zandt County has the higher median household income ($68,274 vs $51,528 in Nacogdoches County). Van Zandt County has the higher median home value ($199,500 vs $158,200 in Nacogdoches County).

Population, income & housing

	Nacogdoches County	Van Zandt County
Population	64,897	61,323
Median age	31.8 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$51,528	$68,274
Median home value	$158,200	$199,500
Median gross rent	$923	$1,010
Housing units	28,995	25,708
Homeownership rate	58.0%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.5%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nacogdoches County	Van Zandt County
Population	65,339 → 64,897 (-0.7%)	55,103 → 61,323 (+11.3%)
Median household income	$44,847 → $51,528 (+14.9%)	$54,654 → $68,274 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$130,100 → $158,200 (+21.6%)	$132,300 → $199,500 (+50.8%)
Median gross rent	$768 → $923 (+20.2%)	$836 → $1,010 (+20.8%)

Nacogdoches County

Population

65,33964,897

Median household income

$44,847$51,528

Median home value

$130,100$158,200

Median gross rent

$768$923

Van Zandt County

Population

55,10361,323

Median household income

$54,654$68,274

Median home value

$132,300$199,500

Median gross rent

$836$1,010

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nacogdoches County	Van Zandt County
Under 5	6.1%	5.7%
5 to 17	17.4%	17.3%
18 to 24	18.1%	7.5%
25 to 34	11.7%	11.1%
35 to 44	10.8%	11.7%
45 to 54	9.4%	12.3%
55 to 64	11.0%	14.3%
65 to 74	9.4%	11.8%
75 and over	6.0%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nacogdoches County	Van Zandt County
White (non-Hispanic)	57.8%	81.4%
Black or African American	17.0%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	21.3%	12.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nacogdoches County	Van Zandt County
No high school diploma	14.8%	12.7%
High school graduate	29.1%	32.6%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nacogdoches County	Van Zandt County
Drove alone	74.6%	77.8%
Carpooled	11.3%	10.4%
Public transit	0.3%	0.2%
Walked	4.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	10.1%
Other means	2.7%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nacogdoches County	Van Zandt County
1-unit, detached	56.9%	73.2%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	9.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	6.6%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	19.0%	21.8%

Poverty & households

	Nacogdoches County	Van Zandt County
Poverty rate	22.3%	11.5%
Average household size	2.39	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	20	37
Median year structure built	1985	1991