Tom Green County, Texas

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 119,398
Median household income: $66,254
Median home value: $186,700

Tom Green County, Texas counts 119,398 residents. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $66,254 is below the Texas median ($76,292).

Between 2019 and 2023, Tom Green County's population grew 1.2% from 117,986 to 119,398, while its median household income rose 22.9% from $53,903 to $66,254.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 51.9% of the population. 75.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 119,398
Median age: 35.8 yrs
Median household income: $66,254
Median home value: $186,700
Median gross rent: $1,125
Housing units: 51,949
Homeownership rate: 66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

117,986119,398

Median household income

$53,903$66,254

Median home value

$141,500$186,700

Median gross rent

$880$1,125

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	117,986	$53,903	$141,500	$880
2020	118,645	$57,670	$149,700	$892
2021	119,048	$62,052	$156,600	$917
2022	119,276	$67,215	$177,800	$1,024
2023	119,398	$66,254	$186,700	$1,125

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,491	6.3%
5 to 17	21,089	17.7%
18 to 24	12,513	10.5%
25 to 34	17,275	14.5%
35 to 44	15,680	13.1%
45 to 54	11,955	10.0%
55 to 64	13,655	11.4%
65 to 74	11,711	9.8%
75 and over	8,029	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	62,009	51.9%
Black or African American	4,009	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	88	0.1%
Asian	1,528	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	110	0.1%
Some other race	553	0.5%
Two or more races	3,224	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	47,877	40.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.8%

High school graduate27.7%

Some college or associate's34.3%

Bachelor's degree16.6%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10,056	12.8%
High school graduate	21,723	27.7%
Some college or associate's	26,858	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	12,999	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6,669	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone75.0%

Carpooled12.2%

Public transit0.4%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	42,595	75.0%
Carpooled	6,927	12.2%
Public transit	214	0.4%
Walked	1,954	3.4%
Bicycle	77	0.1%
Worked from home	4,387	7.7%
Other means	665	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	24,257	46.3%
15 to 29 min	21,356	40.7%
30 to 44 min	2,826	5.4%
45 to 59 min	837	1.6%
60+ min	3,156	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 11.7% (13,394 of 114,298)

	Count	Share
Family households	29,111	63.2%
Nonfamily households	16,983	36.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	46,094	88.7%
Vacant	5,855	11.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	30,807	66.8%
Renter-occupied	15,287	33.2%

1-unit, detached71.8%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units6.7%

20 or more units7.8%

Mobile home & other6.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	37,285	71.8%
1-unit, attached	1,969	3.8%
2 to 4 units	2,031	3.9%
5 to 19 units	3,471	6.7%
20 or more units	4,070	7.8%
Mobile home & other	3,123	6.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 48451
State: Texas
Land area: 1,522 sq mi
Water area: 18 sq mi
Center point: 31.3983, -100.4638

Cities & places

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