Ranger

Population: 2,541
Median household income: $34,006
Median home value: $49,700

Ranger, a community in Eastland County, Texas, has 2,541 residents. Its median household income of $34,006 runs below the Eastland County figure of $51,741.

From 2019 to 2023, Ranger's population declined 11.3% from 2,865 to 2,541, while its median home value rose 31.1% from $37,900 to $49,700.

Households average 2.09 people. The median gross rent is $836.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,541
Median age: 31.7 yrs
Median household income: $34,006
Median home value: $49,700
Median gross rent: $836
Housing units: 1,343
Homeownership rate: 55.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,8652,541

Median household income

$29,398$34,006

Median home value

$37,900$49,700

Median gross rent

$603$836

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,865	$29,398	$37,900	$603
2020	2,961	$26,987	$45,100	$650
2021	2,820	$32,917	$42,000	$818
2022	2,524	$30,344	$46,500	$631
2023	2,541	$34,006	$49,700	$836

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

Age distribution

Under 59.1%

5 to 1710.8%

18 to 2418.5%

25 to 3418.1%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 546.2%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	232	9.1%
5 to 17	274	10.8%
18 to 24	471	18.5%
25 to 34	459	18.1%
35 to 44	292	11.5%
45 to 54	158	6.2%
55 to 64	251	9.9%
65 to 74	276	10.9%
75 and over	128	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,780	70.1%
Black or African American	119	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	29	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	155	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	457	18.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.0%

High school graduate30.1%

Some college or associate's36.3%

Bachelor's degree10.4%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	313	20.0%
High school graduate	471	30.1%
Some college or associate's	567	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	162	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	51	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone69.0%

Carpooled25.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.5%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	793	69.0%
Carpooled	291	25.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	26	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	29	2.5%
Other means	11	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	503	44.9%
15 to 29 min	334	29.8%
30 to 44 min	6	0.5%
45 to 59 min	48	4.3%
60+ min	230	20.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.09
Poverty rate: 21.4% (475 of 2,217)

	Count	Share
Family households	566	53.3%
Nonfamily households	495	46.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,061	79.0%
Vacant	282	21.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	588	55.4%
Renter-occupied	473	44.6%

1-unit, detached61.1%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units8.8%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units5.8%

Mobile home & other18.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	821	61.1%
1-unit, attached	47	3.5%
2 to 4 units	118	8.8%
5 to 19 units	32	2.4%
20 or more units	78	5.8%
Mobile home & other	247	18.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4860632
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 32.4695, -98.6757