Colorado County, Texas

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 20,736
Median household income: $68,554
Median home value: $194,000

Home to 20,736 residents, Colorado County is one of Texas's counties. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $68,554 runs below the Texas figure of $76,292.

From 2019 to 2023, Colorado County's population declined 2.3% from 21,224 to 20,736, while its median household income rose 30.4% from $52,559 to $68,554.

74.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1983.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,736
Median age: 43.8 yrs
Median household income: $68,554
Median home value: $194,000
Median gross rent: $1,002
Housing units: 10,066
Homeownership rate: 81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,22420,736

Median household income

$52,559$68,554

Median home value

$124,400$194,000

Median gross rent

$714$1,002

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,224	$52,559	$124,400	$714
2020	21,357	$52,663	$131,400	$727
2021	20,559	$55,945	$161,200	$845
2022	20,582	$63,352	$172,900	$892
2023	20,736	$68,554	$194,000	$1,002

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 349.2%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7413.1%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,281	6.2%
5 to 17	3,563	17.2%
18 to 24	1,671	8.1%
25 to 34	1,901	9.2%
35 to 44	2,169	10.5%
45 to 54	2,495	12.0%
55 to 64	2,924	14.1%
65 to 74	2,724	13.1%
75 and over	2,008	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,493	55.4%
Black or African American	2,550	12.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.1%
Asian	100	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	61	0.3%
Two or more races	301	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,218	30.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.6%

High school graduate37.8%

Some college or associate's26.7%

Bachelor's degree16.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,645	11.6%
High school graduate	5,369	37.8%
Some college or associate's	3,794	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	2,294	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,119	7.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone81.3%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home6.1%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,339	81.3%
Carpooled	675	7.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	341	3.8%
Bicycle	20	0.2%
Worked from home	551	6.1%
Other means	103	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,341	39.4%
15 to 29 min	2,331	27.5%
30 to 44 min	1,060	12.5%
45 to 59 min	376	4.4%
60+ min	1,370	16.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 10.7% (2,140 of 20,044)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,065	66.8%
Nonfamily households	2,512	33.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,577	75.3%
Vacant	2,489	24.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,139	81.0%
Renter-occupied	1,438	19.0%

1-unit, detached74.1%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other18.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,456	74.1%
1-unit, attached	140	1.4%
2 to 4 units	325	3.2%
5 to 19 units	192	1.9%
20 or more units	127	1.3%
Mobile home & other	1,826	18.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 48089
State: Texas
Land area: 960 sq mi
Water area: 13 sq mi
Center point: 29.5963, -96.5089

Cities & places

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