Cameron

Population: 5,385
Median household income: $57,126
Median home value: $112,800

Cameron is a community in Milam County, Texas, home to 5,385 residents. At $57,126, its median household income sits in line with Milam County's $59,076.

From 2019 to 2023, Cameron's population declined 1.9% from 5,489 to 5,385, while its median home value rose 41.0% from $80,000 to $112,800.

16.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 55.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,385
Median age: 34.4 yrs
Median household income: $57,126
Median home value: $112,800
Median gross rent: $942
Housing units: 1,942
Homeownership rate: 55.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,4895,385

Median household income

$37,448$57,126

Median home value

$80,000$112,800

Median gross rent

$641$942

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,489	$37,448	$80,000	$641
2020	5,476	$44,194	$78,100	$664
2021	5,350	$50,629	$84,200	$787
2022	5,356	$57,076	$94,900	$830
2023	5,385	$57,126	$112,800	$942

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1723.6%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 549.0%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	307	5.7%
5 to 17	1,269	23.6%
18 to 24	485	9.0%
25 to 34	675	12.5%
35 to 44	776	14.4%
45 to 54	485	9.0%
55 to 64	514	9.5%
65 to 74	427	7.9%
75 and over	447	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,783	33.1%
Black or African American	1,175	21.8%
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	116	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,311	42.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.0%

High school graduate33.1%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree12.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	699	21.0%
High school graduate	1,101	33.1%
Some college or associate's	963	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	408	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	153	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone78.7%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.9%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,730	78.7%
Carpooled	140	6.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	39	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	239	10.9%
Other means	51	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	949	48.4%
15 to 29 min	349	17.8%
30 to 44 min	338	17.2%
45 to 59 min	173	8.8%
60+ min	151	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.91
Poverty rate: 25.9% (1,323 of 5,103)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,326	75.5%
Nonfamily households	430	24.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,756	90.4%
Vacant	186	9.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	970	55.2%
Renter-occupied	786	44.8%

1-unit, detached71.6%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units15.4%

5 to 19 units4.7%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other4.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,391	71.6%
1-unit, attached	7	0.4%
2 to 4 units	299	15.4%
5 to 19 units	92	4.7%
20 or more units	67	3.5%
Mobile home & other	86	4.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4812040
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.24 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.8608, -96.9762