Texarkana

Population: 36,039
Median household income: $49,240
Median home value: $159,700

Located in Bowie County, Texas, Texarkana is a community with a population of 36,039. At $49,240, its median household income sits below Bowie County's $59,295.

Between 2019 and 2023, Texarkana's population declined 1.8% from 36,688 to 36,039, while its median home value rose 22.3% from $130,600 to $159,700.

82.7% of workers drive to work alone. 64.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 36,039
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $49,240
Median home value: $159,700
Median gross rent: $990
Housing units: 16,178
Homeownership rate: 51.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

36,68836,039

Median household income

$45,080$49,240

Median home value

$130,600$159,700

Median gross rent

$781$990

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	36,688	$45,080	$130,600	$781
2020	36,733	$46,408	$143,300	$797
2021	36,256	$46,643	$141,800	$847
2022	36,156	$48,054	$158,400	$913
2023	36,039	$49,240	$159,700	$990

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,315	6.4%
5 to 17	6,464	17.9%
18 to 24	2,767	7.7%
25 to 34	5,194	14.4%
35 to 44	4,513	12.5%
45 to 54	4,005	11.1%
55 to 64	4,244	11.8%
65 to 74	3,723	10.3%
75 and over	2,814	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,193	44.9%
Black or African American	13,979	38.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	49	0.1%
Asian	742	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	95	0.3%
Some other race	87	0.2%
Two or more races	1,293	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,601	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.0%

High school graduate32.0%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree15.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,688	11.0%
High school graduate	7,847	32.0%
Some college or associate's	7,999	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	3,788	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2,171	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone82.7%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.8%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,067	82.7%
Carpooled	1,043	7.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	258	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,140	7.8%
Other means	84	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,384	62.3%
15 to 29 min	3,163	23.5%
30 to 44 min	1,259	9.4%
45 to 59 min	261	1.9%
60+ min	385	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 21.6% (7,440 of 34,492)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,648	59.9%
Nonfamily households	5,778	40.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,426	89.2%
Vacant	1,752	10.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,355	51.0%
Renter-occupied	7,071	49.0%

1-unit, detached64.6%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units12.9%

5 to 19 units11.3%

20 or more units8.0%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,446	64.6%
1-unit, attached	295	1.8%
2 to 4 units	2,079	12.9%
5 to 19 units	1,833	11.3%
20 or more units	1,301	8.0%
Mobile home & other	224	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4872368
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 32 sq mi
Water area: 0.45 sq mi
Center point: 33.4492, -94.0850