Bandera County, Texas

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 21,589
Median household income: $69,703
Median home value: $249,800

Bandera County, Texas counts 21,589 residents. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. At $69,703, its median household income sits below Texas's $76,292.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bandera County's population declined 2.8% from 22,215 to 21,589, while its median household income rose 18.8% from $58,661 to $69,703.

16.1% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.37 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,589
Median age: 53.4 yrs
Median household income: $69,703
Median home value: $249,800
Median gross rent: $998
Housing units: 11,507
Homeownership rate: 86.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

22,21521,589

Median household income

$58,661$69,703

Median home value

$174,200$249,800

Median gross rent

$897$998

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	22,215	$58,661	$174,200	$897
2020	22,770	$60,361	$202,000	$884
2021	20,839	$64,495	$220,200	$963
2022	21,182	$70,965	$237,300	$927
2023	21,589	$69,703	$249,800	$998

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1712.6%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 347.1%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6418.0%

65 to 7418.3%

75 and over11.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	867	4.0%
5 to 17	2,729	12.6%
18 to 24	1,292	6.0%
25 to 34	1,527	7.1%
35 to 44	2,101	9.7%
45 to 54	2,838	13.1%
55 to 64	3,888	18.0%
65 to 74	3,954	18.3%
75 and over	2,393	11.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,956	73.9%
Black or African American	232	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	86	0.4%
Asian	78	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	136	0.6%
Two or more races	735	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,366	20.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate30.2%

Some college or associate's36.2%

Bachelor's degree16.1%

Graduate or professional degree9.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,351	8.1%
High school graduate	5,048	30.2%
Some college or associate's	6,046	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	2,681	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,575	9.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 40 min

Drove alone79.3%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,924	79.3%
Carpooled	827	9.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	145	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	660	7.6%
Other means	171	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,463	18.1%
15 to 29 min	1,380	17.1%
30 to 44 min	1,976	24.5%
45 to 59 min	1,096	13.6%
60+ min	2,152	26.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 16.1% (3,423 of 21,229)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,819	65.1%
Nonfamily households	3,124	34.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,943	77.7%
Vacant	2,564	22.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,711	86.2%
Renter-occupied	1,232	13.8%

1-unit, detached67.3%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units0.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other30.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,739	67.3%
1-unit, attached	97	0.8%
2 to 4 units	185	1.6%
5 to 19 units	32	0.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3,454	30.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 48019
State: Texas
Land area: 791 sq mi
Water area: 6.68 sq mi
Center point: 29.7564, -99.2483

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