Rice

Population: 1,168
Median household income: $64,063
Median home value: $89,600

Rice is a community in Navarro County, Texas, home to 1,168 residents. The median household income of $64,063 is above the Navarro County median ($59,310).

From 2019 to 2023, Rice's population grew 7.0% from 1,092 to 1,168, while its median home value fell 2.0% from $91,400 to $89,600.

Owners occupy 79.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 26.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,168
Median age: 26.1 yrs
Median household income: $64,063
Median home value: $89,600
Median gross rent: $1,210
Housing units: 395
Homeownership rate: 79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0921,168

Median household income

$60,625$64,063

Median home value

$91,400$89,600

Median gross rent

$859$1,210

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,092	$60,625	$91,400	$859
2020	1,008	$72,500	$108,500	$891
2021	1,118	$74,038	$96,300	$979
2022	1,119	$72,969	$118,900	$1,154
2023	1,168	$64,063	$89,600	$1,210

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

Age distribution

Under 515.8%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 2413.4%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 548.8%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over0.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	185	15.8%
5 to 17	193	16.5%
18 to 24	156	13.4%
25 to 34	169	14.5%
35 to 44	168	14.4%
45 to 54	103	8.8%
55 to 64	112	9.6%
65 to 74	71	6.1%
75 and over	11	0.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	373	31.9%
Black or African American	163	14.0%
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	73	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	559	47.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.6%

High school graduate38.2%

Some college or associate's29.2%

Bachelor's degree5.8%

Graduate or professional degree1.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	162	25.6%
High school graduate	242	38.2%
Some college or associate's	185	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	37	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8	1.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone79.6%

Carpooled12.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	454	79.6%
Carpooled	70	12.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	31	5.4%
Other means	12	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	177	32.8%
15 to 29 min	168	31.2%
30 to 44 min	85	15.8%
45 to 59 min	75	13.9%
60+ min	34	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.01
Poverty rate: 13.3% (155 of 1,164)

	Count	Share
Family households	278	71.6%
Nonfamily households	110	28.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	388	98.2%
Vacant	7	1.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	309	79.6%
Renter-occupied	79	20.4%

1-unit, detached48.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other51.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	191	48.4%
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	204	51.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4861736
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.67 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 32.2393, -96.4974