Palo Pinto County, Texas

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 28,920
Median household income: $64,972
Median home value: $167,300

Palo Pinto County, Texas counts 28,920 residents. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $64,972 runs below the Texas figure of $76,292.

Between 2019 and 2023, Palo Pinto County's population grew 1.3% from 28,540 to 28,920, while its median household income rose 29.5% from $50,154 to $64,972.

18.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 69.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,920
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $64,972
Median home value: $167,300
Median gross rent: $1,024
Housing units: 15,147
Homeownership rate: 69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,54028,920

Median household income

$50,154$64,972

Median home value

$107,000$167,300

Median gross rent

$800$1,024

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,540	$50,154	$107,000	$800
2020	28,792	$55,986	$115,700	$832
2021	28,303	$59,796	$127,600	$842
2022	28,569	$65,242	$151,500	$963
2023	28,920	$64,972	$167,300	$1,024

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,722	6.0%
5 to 17	4,993	17.3%
18 to 24	2,303	8.0%
25 to 34	3,358	11.6%
35 to 44	3,268	11.3%
45 to 54	3,328	11.5%
55 to 64	4,170	14.4%
65 to 74	3,444	11.9%
75 and over	2,334	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,205	73.3%
Black or African American	737	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	42	0.1%
Asian	250	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	107	0.4%
Two or more races	733	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,846	20.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.9%

High school graduate35.8%

Some college or associate's31.7%

Bachelor's degree12.4%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,758	13.9%
High school graduate	7,128	35.8%
Some college or associate's	6,299	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	2,477	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,240	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone76.1%

Carpooled13.8%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home6.8%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,048	76.1%
Carpooled	1,636	13.8%
Public transit	34	0.3%
Walked	94	0.8%
Bicycle	16	0.1%
Worked from home	809	6.8%
Other means	245	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,537	41.0%
15 to 29 min	2,270	20.5%
30 to 44 min	1,908	17.2%
45 to 59 min	792	7.2%
60+ min	1,566	14.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 17.0% (4,868 of 28,639)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,422	67.8%
Nonfamily households	3,529	32.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,951	72.3%
Vacant	4,196	27.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,575	69.2%
Renter-occupied	3,376	30.8%

1-unit, detached70.4%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other17.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,668	70.4%
1-unit, attached	171	1.1%
2 to 4 units	786	5.2%
5 to 19 units	510	3.4%
20 or more units	440	2.9%
Mobile home & other	2,572	17.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 48363
State: Texas
Land area: 953 sq mi
Water area: 33 sq mi
Center point: 32.7522, -98.3180

Cities & places

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