Timpson

Population: 1,124
Median household income: $41,591
Median home value: $77,600

Timpson, a community in Shelby County, Texas, has 1,124 residents. At $41,591, its median household income sits below Shelby County's $50,436.

From 2019 to 2023, Timpson's population declined 15.8% from 1,335 to 1,124, while its median home value rose 35.9% from $57,100 to $77,600.

Owners occupy 48.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 35.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,124
Median age: 35.8 yrs
Median household income: $41,591
Median home value: $77,600
Median gross rent: $613
Housing units: 648
Homeownership rate: 48.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3351,124

Median household income

$33,966$41,591

Median home value

$57,100$77,600

Median gross rent

$428$613

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,335	$33,966	$57,100	$428
2020	1,207	$34,743	$58,800	$502
2021	1,132	$35,052	$72,100	$580
2022	1,204	$37,500	$78,300	$575
2023	1,124	$41,591	$77,600	$613

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

Age distribution

Under 58.6%

5 to 1722.6%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 348.7%

35 to 448.9%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6421.4%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	97	8.6%
5 to 17	254	22.6%
18 to 24	107	9.5%
25 to 34	98	8.7%
35 to 44	100	8.9%
45 to 54	109	9.7%
55 to 64	241	21.4%
65 to 74	78	6.9%
75 and over	40	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	638	56.8%
Black or African American	389	34.6%
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	54	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	43	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.3%

High school graduate36.2%

Some college or associate's41.4%

Bachelor's degree5.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	75	11.3%
High school graduate	241	36.2%
Some college or associate's	276	41.4%
Bachelor's degree	33	5.0%
Graduate or professional degree	41	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone80.9%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	344	80.9%
Carpooled	38	8.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	19	4.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	24	5.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	137	34.2%
15 to 29 min	139	34.7%
30 to 44 min	58	14.5%
45 to 59 min	10	2.5%
60+ min	57	14.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 28.2% (317 of 1,124)

	Count	Share
Family households	278	61.0%
Nonfamily households	178	39.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	456	70.4%
Vacant	192	29.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	219	48.0%
Renter-occupied	237	52.0%

1-unit, detached50.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units10.3%

5 to 19 units2.5%

20 or more units3.1%

Mobile home & other33.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	327	50.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	67	10.3%
5 to 19 units	16	2.5%
20 or more units	20	3.1%
Mobile home & other	218	33.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4873076
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.51 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.9069, -94.3971