Rains County, Texas

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 12,505
Median household income: $64,874
Median home value: $214,900

Home to 12,505 residents, Rains County is one of Texas's counties. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $64,874 runs below the Texas figure of $76,292.

From 2019 to 2023, Rains County's population grew 6.3% from 11,766 to 12,505, while its median household income rose 25.8% from $51,579 to $64,874.

The median gross rent is $895. 25.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,505
Median age: 46.2 yrs
Median household income: $64,874
Median home value: $214,900
Median gross rent: $895
Housing units: 5,858
Homeownership rate: 82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,76612,505

Median household income

$51,579$64,874

Median home value

$127,900$214,900

Median gross rent

$733$895

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,766	$51,579	$127,900	$733
2020	12,001	$52,612	$131,100	$713
2021	12,013	$55,758	$153,800	$835
2022	12,257	$60,291	$174,000	$896
2023	12,505	$64,874	$214,900	$895

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6416.4%

65 to 7415.1%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	534	4.3%
5 to 17	1,880	15.0%
18 to 24	683	5.5%
25 to 34	1,255	10.0%
35 to 44	1,676	13.4%
45 to 54	1,401	11.2%
55 to 64	2,046	16.4%
65 to 74	1,887	15.1%
75 and over	1,143	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,383	83.0%
Black or African American	357	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	60	0.5%
Asian	96	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	35	0.3%
Two or more races	346	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,228	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.2%

High school graduate31.8%

Some college or associate's32.9%

Bachelor's degree19.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	958	10.2%
High school graduate	2,989	31.8%
Some college or associate's	3,094	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,802	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	565	6.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 40 min

Drove alone71.9%

Carpooled14.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.2%

Other means2.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,789	71.9%
Carpooled	761	14.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	80	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	482	9.2%
Other means	155	2.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,089	22.8%
15 to 29 min	1,004	21.0%
30 to 44 min	1,160	24.2%
45 to 59 min	411	8.6%
60+ min	1,121	23.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 12.8% (1,590 of 12,424)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,545	75.1%
Nonfamily households	1,178	24.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,723	80.6%
Vacant	1,135	19.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,916	82.9%
Renter-occupied	807	17.1%

1-unit, detached72.9%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units1.9%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other21.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,273	72.9%
1-unit, attached	60	1.0%
2 to 4 units	109	1.9%
5 to 19 units	111	1.9%
20 or more units	37	0.6%
Mobile home & other	1,268	21.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 48379
State: Texas
Land area: 229 sq mi
Water area: 29 sq mi
Center point: 32.8705, -95.7956

Cities & places

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