Bosque County, Texas

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 18,546
Median household income: $69,339
Median home value: $184,500

Bosque County is a county in Texas with a population of 18,546. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $69,339 is below the Texas median ($76,292).

Between 2019 and 2023, Bosque County's population grew 1.4% from 18,296 to 18,546, while its median household income rose 33.0% from $52,148 to $69,339.

78.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1978.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,546
Median age: 46.3 yrs
Median household income: $69,339
Median home value: $184,500
Median gross rent: $926
Housing units: 9,344
Homeownership rate: 75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,29618,546

Median household income

$52,148$69,339

Median home value

$121,700$184,500

Median gross rent

$795$926

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,296	$52,148	$121,700	$795
2020	18,428	$57,337	$135,500	$760
2021	18,275	$59,328	$137,800	$828
2022	18,404	$63,868	$151,400	$886
2023	18,546	$69,339	$184,500	$926

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7414.3%

75 and over10.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	946	5.1%
5 to 17	2,926	15.8%
18 to 24	1,238	6.7%
25 to 34	1,780	9.6%
35 to 44	2,127	11.5%
45 to 54	2,061	11.1%
55 to 64	2,784	15.0%
65 to 74	2,658	14.3%
75 and over	2,026	10.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,013	75.6%
Black or African American	217	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	0.1%
Asian	89	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	129	0.7%
Two or more races	584	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,492	18.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.8%

High school graduate30.9%

Some college or associate's36.6%

Bachelor's degree13.8%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,587	11.8%
High school graduate	4,147	30.9%
Some college or associate's	4,917	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,851	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	934	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone82.2%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.9%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,176	82.2%
Carpooled	470	6.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	67	0.9%
Bicycle	6	0.1%
Worked from home	670	8.9%
Other means	128	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,253	32.9%
15 to 29 min	1,724	25.2%
30 to 44 min	1,097	16.0%
45 to 59 min	837	12.2%
60+ min	936	13.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 9.1% (1,657 of 18,211)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,381	72.1%
Nonfamily households	2,086	27.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,467	79.9%
Vacant	1,877	20.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,667	75.9%
Renter-occupied	1,800	24.1%

1-unit, detached78.3%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other16.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,313	78.3%
1-unit, attached	87	0.9%
2 to 4 units	227	2.4%
5 to 19 units	94	1.0%
20 or more units	40	0.4%
Mobile home & other	1,583	16.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 48035
State: Texas
Land area: 983 sq mi
Water area: 20 sq mi
Center point: 31.9008, -97.6376

Cities & places

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