Petrolia

Population: 404
Median household income: $51,771
Median home value: $86,800

Petrolia, a community in Clay County, Texas, has 404 residents. The median household income of $51,771 is below the Clay County median ($77,355).

Between 2019 and 2023, Petrolia's population declined 25.2% from 540 to 404, while its median home value rose 54.2% from $56,300 to $86,800.

The typical home was built around 1962. 15.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 404
Median age: 48.3 yrs
Median household income: $51,771
Median home value: $86,800
Median gross rent: $768
Housing units: 279
Homeownership rate: 79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

540404

Median household income

$35,855$51,771

Median home value

$56,300$86,800

Median gross rent

$425$768

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	540	$35,855	$56,300	$425
2020	415	$36,250	$58,400	$575
2021	380	$38,125	$66,400	$575
2022	368	$43,750	$81,000	$625
2023	404	$51,771	$86,800	$768

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

Age distribution

Under 58.2%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 346.2%

35 to 447.2%

45 to 5415.3%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 746.2%

75 and over19.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	33	8.2%
5 to 17	57	14.1%
18 to 24	30	7.4%
25 to 34	25	6.2%
35 to 44	29	7.2%
45 to 54	62	15.3%
55 to 64	64	15.8%
65 to 74	25	6.2%
75 and over	79	19.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	373	92.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	31	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate38.0%

Some college or associate's41.5%

Bachelor's degree9.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	18	6.3%
High school graduate	108	38.0%
Some college or associate's	118	41.5%
Bachelor's degree	27	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	13	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone91.2%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	134	91.2%
Carpooled	13	8.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	36	24.5%
15 to 29 min	78	53.1%
30 to 44 min	29	19.7%
45 to 59 min	4	2.7%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 15.8% (64 of 404)

	Count	Share
Family households	116	64.8%
Nonfamily households	63	35.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	179	64.2%
Vacant	100	35.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	142	79.3%
Renter-occupied	37	20.7%

1-unit, detached83.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other16.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	234	83.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	45	16.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4857044
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.74 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.0131, -98.2318