Rising Star

Population: 734
Median household income: $31,667
Median home value: $36,500

Located in Eastland County, Texas, Rising Star is a community with a population of 734. At $31,667, its median household income sits below Eastland County's $51,741.

From 2019 to 2023, Rising Star's population declined 16.2% from 876 to 734, while its median home value fell 16.1% from $43,500 to $36,500.

The median gross rent is $596. 4.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 734
Median age: 45.5 yrs
Median household income: $31,667
Median home value: $36,500
Median gross rent: $596
Housing units: 473
Homeownership rate: 50.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

876734

Median household income

$31,121$31,667

Median home value

$43,500$36,500

Median gross rent

$607$596

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	876	$31,121	$43,500	$607
2020	899	$30,848	$32,400	$592
2021	730	$30,583	$32,600	$573
2022	660	$32,697	$33,500	$622
2023	734	$31,667	$36,500	$596

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 2411.7%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 446.3%

45 to 549.0%

55 to 6418.5%

65 to 7413.1%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	47	6.4%
5 to 17	111	15.1%
18 to 24	86	11.7%
25 to 34	73	9.9%
35 to 44	46	6.3%
45 to 54	66	9.0%
55 to 64	136	18.5%
65 to 74	96	13.1%
75 and over	73	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	615	83.8%
Black or African American	3	0.4%
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	14	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	102	13.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.3%

High school graduate35.3%

Some college or associate's35.3%

Bachelor's degree4.1%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	124	25.3%
High school graduate	173	35.3%
Some college or associate's	173	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	20	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone66.0%

Carpooled21.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means2.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	171	66.0%
Carpooled	55	21.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	3.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	16	6.2%
Other means	7	2.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	135	55.6%
15 to 29 min	41	16.9%
30 to 44 min	59	24.3%
45 to 59 min	6	2.5%
60+ min	2	0.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 22.9% (160 of 700)

	Count	Share
Family households	147	45.7%
Nonfamily households	175	54.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	322	68.1%
Vacant	151	31.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	163	50.6%
Renter-occupied	159	49.4%

1-unit, detached70.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.7%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other17.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	332	70.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	41	8.7%
5 to 19 units	7	1.5%
20 or more units	9	1.9%
Mobile home & other	84	17.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4862252
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.73 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.0976, -98.9665