Calhoun County, Texas

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 19,921
Median household income: $71,870
Median home value: $150,000

Home to 19,921 residents, Calhoun County is one of Texas's counties. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. At $71,870, its median household income sits below Texas's $76,292.

Between 2019 and 2023, Calhoun County's population declined 8.1% from 21,668 to 19,921, while its median household income rose 22.3% from $58,776 to $71,870.

83.3% of workers drive to work alone. 74.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,921
Median age: 39.9 yrs
Median household income: $71,870
Median home value: $150,000
Median gross rent: $1,121
Housing units: 10,743
Homeownership rate: 76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,66819,921

Median household income

$58,776$71,870

Median home value

$120,200$150,000

Median gross rent

$743$1,121

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,668	$58,776	$120,200	$743
2020	21,470	$57,170	$117,400	$825
2021	20,367	$61,887	$121,700	$872
2022	20,127	$62,267	$128,200	$968
2023	19,921	$71,870	$150,000	$1,121

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,162	5.8%
5 to 17	3,493	17.5%
18 to 24	1,334	6.7%
25 to 34	2,877	14.4%
35 to 44	2,268	11.4%
45 to 54	2,164	10.9%
55 to 64	2,916	14.6%
65 to 74	1,990	10.0%
75 and over	1,717	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,242	41.4%
Black or African American	467	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	37	0.2%
Asian	1,054	5.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	305	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,816	49.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.5%

High school graduate31.5%

Some college or associate's34.0%

Bachelor's degree10.7%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,442	17.5%
High school graduate	4,393	31.5%
Some college or associate's	4,743	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,490	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	864	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone83.3%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,015	83.3%
Carpooled	1,002	10.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	211	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	385	4.0%
Other means	9	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,903	42.3%
15 to 29 min	3,365	36.4%
30 to 44 min	1,351	14.6%
45 to 59 min	331	3.6%
60+ min	287	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 8.7% (1,717 of 19,659)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,905	70.3%
Nonfamily households	2,493	29.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,398	78.2%
Vacant	2,345	21.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,415	76.4%
Renter-occupied	1,983	23.6%

1-unit, detached74.0%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other14.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,946	74.0%
1-unit, attached	140	1.3%
2 to 4 units	551	5.1%
5 to 19 units	252	2.3%
20 or more units	299	2.8%
Mobile home & other	1,555	14.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 48057
State: Texas
Land area: 507 sq mi
Water area: 526 sq mi
Center point: 28.4417, -96.5796

Cities & places

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