China

Population: 892
Median household income: $56,429
Median home value: $196,700

Located in Jefferson County, Texas, China is a community with a population of 892. At $56,429, its median household income sits below Jefferson County's $59,934.

Between 2019 and 2023, China's population declined 9.9% from 990 to 892, while its median home value rose 85.7% from $105,900 to $196,700.

The median gross rent is $1,019. 21.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 892
Median age: 38.3 yrs
Median household income: $56,429
Median home value: $196,700
Median gross rent: $1,019
Housing units: 521
Homeownership rate: 80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%
Unemployment rate: 9.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

990892

Median household income

$46,397$56,429

Median home value

$105,900$196,700

Median gross rent

$1,036$1,019

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	990	$46,397	$105,900	$1,036
2020	1,069	$46,140	$138,700	$683
2021	1,035	$63,672	$152,200	$964
2022	1,022	$51,641	$165,400	$791
2023	892	$56,429	$196,700	$1,019

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

Age distribution

Under 52.1%

5 to 1722.6%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 548.0%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 7416.5%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	19	2.1%
5 to 17	202	22.6%
18 to 24	90	10.1%
25 to 34	104	11.7%
35 to 44	84	9.4%
45 to 54	71	8.0%
55 to 64	110	12.3%
65 to 74	147	16.5%
75 and over	65	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	487	54.6%
Black or African American	146	16.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	27	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	28	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	204	22.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.1%

High school graduate26.5%

Some college or associate's34.4%

Bachelor's degree17.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	105	18.1%
High school graduate	154	26.5%
Some college or associate's	200	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	102	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	20	3.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone94.1%

Carpooled5.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	354	94.1%
Carpooled	20	5.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	0.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	51	13.6%
15 to 29 min	165	44.1%
30 to 44 min	100	26.7%
45 to 59 min	45	12.0%
60+ min	13	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 11.5% (103 of 892)

	Count	Share
Family households	280	67.3%
Nonfamily households	136	32.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	416	79.8%
Vacant	105	20.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	333	80.0%
Renter-occupied	83	20.0%

1-unit, detached85.4%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other10.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	445	85.4%
1-unit, attached	5	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6	1.2%
20 or more units	11	2.1%
Mobile home & other	54	10.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4814704
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.36 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 30.0411, -94.3376