Cooke County, Texas

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 42,473
Median household income: $72,472
Median home value: $224,600

Cooke County, Texas counts 42,473 residents. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $72,472 is below the Texas median ($76,292).

Between 2019 and 2023, Cooke County's population grew 6.1% from 40,041 to 42,473, while its median household income rose 20.4% from $60,202 to $72,472.

Households average 2.58 people. The median gross rent is $1,088.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 42,473
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $72,472
Median home value: $224,600
Median gross rent: $1,088
Housing units: 17,841
Homeownership rate: 72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

40,04142,473

Median household income

$60,202$72,472

Median home value

$161,100$224,600

Median gross rent

$887$1,088

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	40,041	$60,202	$161,100	$887
2020	40,428	$62,733	$166,700	$934
2021	41,215	$63,338	$172,500	$1,008
2022	41,860	$66,374	$207,100	$1,064
2023	42,473	$72,472	$224,600	$1,088

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,671	6.3%
5 to 17	7,276	17.1%
18 to 24	3,782	8.9%
25 to 34	4,876	11.5%
35 to 44	5,135	12.1%
45 to 54	4,847	11.4%
55 to 64	5,989	14.1%
65 to 74	4,777	11.2%
75 and over	3,120	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	30,431	71.6%
Black or African American	1,411	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	175	0.4%
Asian	294	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	52	0.1%
Two or more races	1,391	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,719	20.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.6%

High school graduate31.2%

Some college or associate's33.6%

Bachelor's degree15.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,337	11.6%
High school graduate	8,974	31.2%
Some college or associate's	9,651	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	4,507	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2,275	7.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone80.2%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,271	80.2%
Carpooled	1,848	9.1%
Public transit	71	0.4%
Walked	222	1.1%
Bicycle	40	0.2%
Worked from home	1,446	7.1%
Other means	380	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,042	37.4%
15 to 29 min	4,569	24.3%
30 to 44 min	3,787	20.1%
45 to 59 min	1,703	9.0%
60+ min	1,731	9.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 14.1% (5,872 of 41,747)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,456	70.5%
Nonfamily households	4,796	29.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,252	91.1%
Vacant	1,589	8.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,727	72.2%
Renter-occupied	4,525	27.8%

1-unit, detached75.9%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other12.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,541	75.9%
1-unit, attached	143	0.8%
2 to 4 units	801	4.5%
5 to 19 units	739	4.1%
20 or more units	411	2.3%
Mobile home & other	2,206	12.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 48097
State: Texas
Land area: 875 sq mi
Water area: 24 sq mi
Center point: 33.6392, -97.2103

Cities & places

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