Presidio County vs Refugio County

A side-by-side comparison of Presidio County and Refugio County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Refugio County has the higher population (6,693 vs 6,043 in Presidio County). Refugio County has the higher median household income ($58,016 vs $29,014 in Presidio County). Presidio County has the higher median home value ($123,100 vs $94,400 in Refugio County).

Population, income & housing

	Presidio County	Refugio County
Population	6,043	6,693
Median age	42.0 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$29,014	$58,016
Median home value	$123,100	$94,400
Median gross rent	$445	$842
Housing units	3,380	3,328
Homeownership rate	74.4%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	13.8%
Unemployment rate	11.1%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Presidio County	Refugio County
Population	6,975 → 6,043 (-13.4%)	7,145 → 6,693 (-6.3%)
Median household income	$25,098 → $29,014 (+15.6%)	$50,076 → $58,016 (+15.9%)
Median home value	$75,100 → $123,100 (+63.9%)	$85,600 → $94,400 (+10.3%)
Median gross rent	$429 → $445 (+3.7%)	$644 → $842 (+30.7%)

Presidio County

Population

6,9756,043

Median household income

$25,098$29,014

Median home value

$75,100$123,100

Median gross rent

$429$445

Refugio County

Population

7,1456,693

Median household income

$50,076$58,016

Median home value

$85,600$94,400

Median gross rent

$644$842

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Presidio County	Refugio County
Under 5	7.3%	5.7%
5 to 17	20.5%	16.6%
18 to 24	10.1%	7.4%
25 to 34	4.1%	12.5%
35 to 44	12.6%	9.6%
45 to 54	10.3%	11.7%
55 to 64	13.4%	13.9%
65 to 74	11.9%	13.0%
75 and over	9.7%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Presidio County	Refugio County
White (non-Hispanic)	19.4%	41.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.6%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	76.5%	50.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Presidio County	Refugio County
No high school diploma	33.9%	17.4%
High school graduate	21.9%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	24.0%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Presidio County	Refugio County
Drove alone	65.0%	85.9%
Carpooled	9.4%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.1%	2.1%
Bicycle	7.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	2.2%
Other means	3.4%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Presidio County	Refugio County
1-unit, detached	67.3%	82.5%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	18.0%	11.9%

Poverty & households

	Presidio County	Refugio County
Poverty rate	36.3%	17.3%
Average household size	2.58	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	10	23
Median year structure built	1977	1971