Nacogdoches County, Texas

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 64,897
Median household income: $51,528
Median home value: $158,200

Nacogdoches County is a county in Texas with a population of 64,897. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $51,528 runs below the Texas figure of $76,292.

Between 2019 and 2023, Nacogdoches County's population held roughly steady from 65,339 to 64,897, while its median household income rose 14.9% from $44,847 to $51,528.

56.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1985.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 64,897
Median age: 31.8 yrs
Median household income: $51,528
Median home value: $158,200
Median gross rent: $923
Housing units: 28,995
Homeownership rate: 58.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

65,33964,897

Median household income

$44,847$51,528

Median home value

$130,100$158,200

Median gross rent

$768$923

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	65,339	$44,847	$130,100	$768
2020	65,080	$44,507	$137,300	$768
2021	64,822	$47,306	$140,900	$812
2022	64,768	$51,153	$150,700	$863
2023	64,897	$51,528	$158,200	$923

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 2418.1%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,980	6.1%
5 to 17	11,283	17.4%
18 to 24	11,717	18.1%
25 to 34	7,605	11.7%
35 to 44	7,038	10.8%
45 to 54	6,130	9.4%
55 to 64	7,125	11.0%
65 to 74	6,099	9.4%
75 and over	3,920	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	37,520	57.8%
Black or African American	11,063	17.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	86	0.1%
Asian	489	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	26	0.0%
Some other race	129	0.2%
Two or more races	1,759	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13,825	21.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.8%

High school graduate29.1%

Some college or associate's29.5%

Bachelor's degree16.2%

Graduate or professional degree10.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,630	14.8%
High school graduate	11,044	29.1%
Some college or associate's	11,193	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	6,125	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3,925	10.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone74.6%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit0.3%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home6.8%

Other means2.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	20,989	74.6%
Carpooled	3,185	11.3%
Public transit	89	0.3%
Walked	1,129	4.0%
Bicycle	53	0.2%
Worked from home	1,920	6.8%
Other means	769	2.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12,123	46.2%
15 to 29 min	8,870	33.8%
30 to 44 min	2,558	9.8%
45 to 59 min	1,225	4.7%
60+ min	1,438	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 22.3% (13,307 of 59,757)

	Count	Share
Family households	15,624	62.2%
Nonfamily households	9,490	37.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	25,114	86.6%
Vacant	3,881	13.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	14,573	58.0%
Renter-occupied	10,541	42.0%

1-unit, detached56.9%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units9.0%

20 or more units6.6%

Mobile home & other19.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16,506	56.9%
1-unit, attached	507	1.7%
2 to 4 units	1,942	6.7%
5 to 19 units	2,621	9.0%
20 or more units	1,917	6.6%
Mobile home & other	5,502	19.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 48347
State: Texas
Land area: 946 sq mi
Water area: 35 sq mi
Center point: 31.6206, -94.6202

Cities & places

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