Texas County, Missouri

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 24,956
Median household income: $48,055
Median home value: $123,300

Home to 24,956 residents, Texas County is one of Missouri's counties. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. At $48,055, its median household income sits below Missouri's $68,920.

From 2019 to 2023, Texas County's population declined 2.5% from 25,604 to 24,956, while its median household income rose 37.0% from $35,067 to $48,055.

Owners occupy 76.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,956
Median age: 42.8 yrs
Median household income: $48,055
Median home value: $123,300
Median gross rent: $647
Housing units: 11,034
Homeownership rate: 76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,60424,956

Median household income

$35,067$48,055

Median home value

$111,700$123,300

Median gross rent

$591$647

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,604	$35,067	$111,700	$591
2020	25,518	$35,758	$112,600	$605
2021	24,866	$37,994	$112,000	$549
2022	24,828	$42,870	$120,800	$631
2023	24,956	$48,055	$123,300	$647

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,387	5.6%
5 to 17	4,011	16.1%
18 to 24	1,823	7.3%
25 to 34	2,847	11.4%
35 to 44	2,958	11.9%
45 to 54	3,074	12.3%
55 to 64	3,652	14.6%
65 to 74	2,949	11.8%
75 and over	2,255	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	22,364	89.6%
Black or African American	520	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	99	0.4%
Asian	72	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	53	0.2%
Two or more races	1,259	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	589	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.4%

High school graduate40.6%

Some college or associate's29.3%

Bachelor's degree8.9%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,546	14.4%
High school graduate	7,200	40.6%
Some college or associate's	5,195	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,580	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,214	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone76.9%

Carpooled15.1%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,138	76.9%
Carpooled	1,402	15.1%
Public transit	18	0.2%
Walked	160	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	464	5.0%
Other means	96	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,836	32.2%
15 to 29 min	2,937	33.3%
30 to 44 min	1,302	14.8%
45 to 59 min	807	9.2%
60+ min	932	10.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 19.3% (4,548 of 23,519)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,322	66.3%
Nonfamily households	3,210	33.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,532	86.4%
Vacant	1,502	13.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,294	76.5%
Renter-occupied	2,238	23.5%

1-unit, detached76.4%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other15.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,432	76.4%
1-unit, attached	140	1.3%
2 to 4 units	494	4.5%
5 to 19 units	107	1.0%
20 or more units	199	1.8%
Mobile home & other	1,662	15.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 29215
State: Missouri
Land area: 1,177 sq mi
Water area: 1.96 sq mi
Center point: 37.3143, -91.9645

Cities & places

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