Sour Lake

Population: 2,162
Median household income: $73,190
Median home value: $161,800

Located in Hardin County, Texas, Sour Lake is a community with a population of 2,162. At $73,190, its median household income sits in line with Hardin County's $72,532.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sour Lake's population declined 2.0% from 2,206 to 2,162, while its median home value rose 66.1% from $97,400 to $161,800.

72.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1978.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,162
Median age: 30.7 yrs
Median household income: $73,190
Median home value: $161,800
Median gross rent: $1,164
Housing units: 837
Homeownership rate: 64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2062,162

Median household income

$56,065$73,190

Median home value

$97,400$161,800

Median gross rent

$913$1,164

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,206	$56,065	$97,400	$913
2020	2,449	$55,714	$96,100	$1,049
2021	2,322	$55,563	$99,000	$1,023
2022	2,083	$65,515	$127,900	$1,152
2023	2,162	$73,190	$161,800	$1,164

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

Age distribution

Under 512.7%

5 to 1723.4%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 3416.2%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over1.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	275	12.7%
5 to 17	506	23.4%
18 to 24	103	4.8%
25 to 34	350	16.2%
35 to 44	237	11.0%
45 to 54	222	10.3%
55 to 64	218	10.1%
65 to 74	209	9.7%
75 and over	42	1.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,866	86.3%
Black or African American	5	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	54	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	18	0.8%
Two or more races	17	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	202	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.9%

High school graduate42.9%

Some college or associate's24.7%

Bachelor's degree17.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	139	10.9%
High school graduate	548	42.9%
Some college or associate's	316	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	222	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	53	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone82.4%

Carpooled5.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.3%

Other means4.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	726	82.4%
Carpooled	47	5.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	64	7.3%
Other means	37	4.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	161	19.7%
15 to 29 min	272	33.3%
30 to 44 min	222	27.2%
45 to 59 min	108	13.2%
60+ min	54	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.96
Poverty rate: 14.1% (297 of 2,113)

	Count	Share
Family households	563	77.1%
Nonfamily households	167	22.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	730	87.2%
Vacant	107	12.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	474	64.9%
Renter-occupied	256	35.1%

1-unit, detached72.0%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units5.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other18.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	603	72.0%
1-unit, attached	23	2.7%
2 to 4 units	11	1.3%
5 to 19 units	42	5.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	158	18.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4868828
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.3 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 30.1377, -94.4043