Taylor County, Texas

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 144,259
Median household income: $66,406
Median home value: $190,300

Taylor County is a county in Texas with a population of 144,259. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $66,406 runs below the Texas figure of $76,292.

From 2019 to 2023, Taylor County's population grew 5.4% from 136,870 to 144,259, while its median household income rose 25.0% from $53,143 to $66,406.

The median gross rent is $1,111. 29.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 144,259
Median age: 33.0 yrs
Median household income: $66,406
Median home value: $190,300
Median gross rent: $1,111
Housing units: 61,581
Homeownership rate: 59.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

136,870144,259

Median household income

$53,143$66,406

Median home value

$124,500$190,300

Median gross rent

$925$1,111

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	136,870	$53,143	$124,500	$925
2020	137,521	$55,568	$137,600	$921
2021	141,739	$57,811	$147,200	$964
2022	143,029	$61,806	$169,800	$1,063
2023	144,259	$66,406	$190,300	$1,111

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 2414.0%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9,902	6.9%
5 to 17	25,525	17.7%
18 to 24	20,252	14.0%
25 to 34	20,729	14.4%
35 to 44	17,885	12.4%
45 to 54	13,584	9.4%
55 to 64	15,085	10.5%
65 to 74	11,993	8.3%
75 and over	9,304	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	89,142	61.8%
Black or African American	11,066	7.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	215	0.1%
Asian	3,143	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	228	0.2%
Some other race	889	0.6%
Two or more races	3,867	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	35,709	24.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.4%

High school graduate29.3%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree18.5%

Graduate or professional degree10.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,357	9.4%
High school graduate	25,997	29.3%
Some college or associate's	28,529	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	16,428	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9,269	10.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone78.5%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.5%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home7.8%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	55,647	78.5%
Carpooled	6,910	9.7%
Public transit	320	0.5%
Walked	1,396	2.0%
Bicycle	399	0.6%
Worked from home	5,562	7.8%
Other means	641	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	31,261	47.9%
15 to 29 min	27,867	42.7%
30 to 44 min	3,256	5.0%
45 to 59 min	923	1.4%
60+ min	2,006	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 13.5% (18,686 of 138,239)

	Count	Share
Family households	35,956	66.1%
Nonfamily households	18,434	33.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	54,390	88.3%
Vacant	7,191	11.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	32,504	59.8%
Renter-occupied	21,886	40.2%

1-unit, detached71.1%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units9.8%

20 or more units4.6%

Mobile home & other5.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	43,777	71.1%
1-unit, attached	1,519	2.5%
2 to 4 units	4,256	6.9%
5 to 19 units	6,040	9.8%
20 or more units	2,831	4.6%
Mobile home & other	3,158	5.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 48441
State: Texas
Land area: 916 sq mi
Water area: 3.77 sq mi
Center point: 32.2971, -99.8904

Cities & places

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