Nixon

Population: 2,363
Median household income: $40,833
Median home value: $78,100

Nixon is a community in Gonzales County, Texas, home to 2,363 residents. At $40,833, its median household income sits below Gonzales County's $59,355.

From 2019 to 2023, Nixon's population declined 5.9% from 2,510 to 2,363, while its median home value rose 6.7% from $73,200 to $78,100.

Households average 3.00 people. The median gross rent is $1,011.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,363
Median age: 26.2 yrs
Median household income: $40,833
Median home value: $78,100
Median gross rent: $1,011
Housing units: 921
Homeownership rate: 62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5102,363

Median household income

$57,460$40,833

Median home value

$73,200$78,100

Median gross rent

$881$1,011

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,510	$57,460	$73,200	$881
2020	2,487	$57,438	$74,200	$826
2021	2,574	$60,278	$75,200	$887
2022	2,898	$64,957	$80,000	$889
2023	2,363	$40,833	$78,100	$1,011

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

Age distribution

Under 515.4%

5 to 1720.7%

18 to 2411.8%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 549.1%

55 to 648.3%

65 to 743.9%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	363	15.4%
5 to 17	489	20.7%
18 to 24	279	11.8%
25 to 34	318	13.5%
35 to 44	323	13.7%
45 to 54	215	9.1%
55 to 64	197	8.3%
65 to 74	93	3.9%
75 and over	86	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	310	13.1%
Black or African American	38	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.6%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,002	84.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma32.4%

High school graduate45.1%

Some college or associate's18.9%

Bachelor's degree2.8%

Graduate or professional degree0.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	399	32.4%
High school graduate	556	45.1%
Some college or associate's	233	18.9%
Bachelor's degree	34	2.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10	0.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone84.8%

Carpooled10.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	895	84.8%
Carpooled	115	10.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	45	4.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	380	36.0%
15 to 29 min	47	4.5%
30 to 44 min	444	42.1%
45 to 59 min	63	6.0%
60+ min	121	11.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.00
Poverty rate: 16.0% (377 of 2,358)

	Count	Share
Family households	469	59.5%
Nonfamily households	319	40.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	788	85.6%
Vacant	133	14.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	490	62.2%
Renter-occupied	298	37.8%

1-unit, detached59.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units9.0%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other28.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	545	59.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	83	9.0%
5 to 19 units	30	3.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	263	28.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4851588
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.56 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 29.2697, -97.7659