Guadalupe County, Texas

13 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 178,368
Median household income: $93,776
Median home value: $285,900

Guadalupe County is a county in Texas with a population of 178,368. 13 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $93,776 is above the Texas median ($76,292).

Between 2019 and 2023, Guadalupe County's population grew 12.2% from 158,966 to 178,368, while its median household income rose 25.9% from $74,496 to $93,776.

Owners occupy 78.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 178,368
Median age: 37.5 yrs
Median household income: $93,776
Median home value: $285,900
Median gross rent: $1,439
Housing units: 67,366
Homeownership rate: 78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

158,966178,368

Median household income

$74,496$93,776

Median home value

$196,000$285,900

Median gross rent

$1,140$1,439

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	158,966	$74,496	$196,000	$1,140
2020	163,030	$75,774	$207,700	$1,150
2021	169,477	$80,047	$220,700	$1,190
2022	173,828	$88,111	$258,600	$1,278
2023	178,368	$93,776	$285,900	$1,439

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10,321	5.8%
5 to 17	33,071	18.5%
18 to 24	15,294	8.6%
25 to 34	22,830	12.8%
35 to 44	26,480	14.8%
45 to 54	23,210	13.0%
55 to 64	21,220	11.9%
65 to 74	15,637	8.8%
75 and over	10,305	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	85,530	48.0%
Black or African American	13,040	7.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	135	0.1%
Asian	2,761	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	84	0.0%
Some other race	1,245	0.7%
Two or more races	6,947	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	68,626	38.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.7%

High school graduate28.6%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree20.4%

Graduate or professional degree10.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	12,804	10.7%
High school graduate	34,243	28.6%
Some college or associate's	35,626	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	24,432	20.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12,577	10.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone76.8%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home11.9%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	66,562	76.8%
Carpooled	7,989	9.2%
Public transit	123	0.1%
Walked	779	0.9%
Bicycle	96	0.1%
Worked from home	10,330	11.9%
Other means	737	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	16,121	21.1%
15 to 29 min	26,027	34.1%
30 to 44 min	17,514	23.0%
45 to 59 min	8,657	11.3%
60+ min	7,967	10.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.80
Poverty rate: 8.8% (15,510 of 176,246)

	Count	Share
Family households	47,313	75.2%
Nonfamily households	15,640	24.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	62,953	93.4%
Vacant	4,413	6.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	49,402	78.5%
Renter-occupied	13,551	21.5%

1-unit, detached78.5%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other13.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	52,883	78.5%
1-unit, attached	564	0.8%
2 to 4 units	1,667	2.5%
5 to 19 units	2,040	3.0%
20 or more units	1,159	1.7%
Mobile home & other	9,053	13.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 48187
State: Texas
Land area: 711 sq mi
Water area: 3.54 sq mi
Center point: 29.5827, -97.9490

Cities & places

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