Gray County, Texas

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 21,131
Median household income: $56,082
Median home value: $100,400

Gray County, Texas counts 21,131 residents. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $56,082 runs below the Texas figure of $76,292.

From 2019 to 2023, Gray County's population declined 5.7% from 22,410 to 21,131, while its median household income rose 17.0% from $47,952 to $56,082.

84.1% of workers drive to work alone. 87.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,131
Median age: 36.8 yrs
Median household income: $56,082
Median home value: $100,400
Median gross rent: $898
Housing units: 9,975
Homeownership rate: 73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

22,41021,131

Median household income

$47,952$56,082

Median home value

$77,600$100,400

Median gross rent

$742$898

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	22,410	$47,952	$77,600	$742
2020	22,063	$54,679	$79,800	$740
2021	21,398	$50,635	$82,100	$787
2022	21,272	$54,563	$93,600	$846
2023	21,131	$56,082	$100,400	$898

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,268	6.0%
5 to 17	4,045	19.1%
18 to 24	1,889	8.9%
25 to 34	2,685	12.7%
35 to 44	2,834	13.4%
45 to 54	2,496	11.8%
55 to 64	2,451	11.6%
65 to 74	2,039	9.6%
75 and over	1,424	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,799	60.6%
Black or African American	930	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	141	0.7%
Asian	173	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	36	0.2%
Some other race	126	0.6%
Two or more races	427	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,499	30.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.2%

High school graduate36.1%

Some college or associate's33.2%

Bachelor's degree12.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,123	15.2%
High school graduate	5,034	36.1%
Some college or associate's	4,627	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,682	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	463	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone84.1%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.7%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,515	84.1%
Carpooled	858	9.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	51	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	332	3.7%
Other means	176	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,479	63.7%
15 to 29 min	1,046	12.2%
30 to 44 min	1,093	12.7%
45 to 59 min	413	4.8%
60+ min	569	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 16.3% (3,162 of 19,414)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,426	68.5%
Nonfamily households	2,500	31.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,926	79.5%
Vacant	2,049	20.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,824	73.5%
Renter-occupied	2,102	26.5%

1-unit, detached87.0%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units1.9%

5 to 19 units4.5%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other3.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,680	87.0%
1-unit, attached	143	1.4%
2 to 4 units	187	1.9%
5 to 19 units	448	4.5%
20 or more units	125	1.3%
Mobile home & other	392	3.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 48179
State: Texas
Land area: 926 sq mi
Water area: 3.36 sq mi
Center point: 35.4025, -100.8124

Cities & places

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