Blessing

Population: 426
Median home value: $144,100

Blessing, a community in Matagorda County, Texas, has 426 residents. At $144,100, its median home value sits below Matagorda County's $162,200.

Between 2019 and 2023, Blessing's population declined 20.8% from 538 to 426, while its median home value rose 5.3% from $136,900 to $144,100.

Owners occupy 92.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 29.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 426
Median age: 29.0 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $144,100
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 360
Homeownership rate: 92.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

538426

Median home value

$136,900$144,100

Median gross rent

$571$571

Year	Population	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	538	$136,900	$571
2020	482	$130,900	$571
2021	249	$109,700	—
2022	337	$145,200	—
2023	426	$144,100	—

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

Age distribution

Under 59.9%

5 to 1712.4%

18 to 2427.2%

25 to 3427.2%

35 to 445.2%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 644.5%

65 to 743.8%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	42	9.9%
5 to 17	53	12.4%
18 to 24	116	27.2%
25 to 34	116	27.2%
35 to 44	22	5.2%
45 to 54	42	9.9%
55 to 64	19	4.5%
65 to 74	16	3.8%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	221	51.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	205	48.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate71.6%

Some college or associate's28.4%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	154	71.6%
Some college or associate's	61	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Drove alone100.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	182	100.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	44	24.2%
15 to 29 min	22	12.1%
30 to 44 min	116	63.7%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.37
Poverty rate: 43.0% (183 of 426)

	Count	Share
Family households	249	79.8%
Nonfamily households	63	20.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	312	86.7%
Vacant	48	13.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	287	92.0%
Renter-occupied	25	8.0%

1-unit, detached86.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other13.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	313	86.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	47	13.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4808668
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.03 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 28.8749, -96.2168