Ore City

Population: 965
Median household income: $69,167
Median home value: $97,400

Located in Upshur County, Texas, Ore City is a community with a population of 965. Its median household income of $69,167 runs above the Upshur County figure of $62,794.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ore City's population declined 9.9% from 1,071 to 965, while its median home value rose 24.9% from $78,000 to $97,400.

Households average 3.05 people. The median gross rent is $1,153.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 965
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $69,167
Median home value: $97,400
Median gross rent: $1,153
Housing units: 373
Homeownership rate: 73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,071965

Median household income

$37,500$69,167

Median home value

$78,000$97,400

Median gross rent

$788$1,153

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,071	$37,500	$78,000	$788
2020	1,034	$38,333	$81,700	$1,036
2021	1,085	$39,688	$84,800	$1,054
2022	929	$41,339	$88,200	$1,040
2023	965	$69,167	$97,400	$1,153

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

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 1728.4%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4417.9%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 645.9%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	30	3.1%
5 to 17	274	28.4%
18 to 24	63	6.5%
25 to 34	116	12.0%
35 to 44	173	17.9%
45 to 54	125	13.0%
55 to 64	57	5.9%
65 to 74	79	8.2%
75 and over	48	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	488	50.6%
Black or African American	54	5.6%
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	76	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	347	36.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma29.8%

High school graduate30.3%

Some college or associate's33.1%

Bachelor's degree5.2%

Graduate or professional degree1.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	178	29.8%
High school graduate	181	30.3%
Some college or associate's	198	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	31	5.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10	1.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone88.0%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	375	88.0%
Carpooled	40	9.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	1.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	78	18.5%
15 to 29 min	147	34.9%
30 to 44 min	118	28.0%
45 to 59 min	70	16.6%
60+ min	8	1.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.05
Poverty rate: 18.0% (172 of 958)

	Count	Share
Family households	243	76.9%
Nonfamily households	73	23.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	316	84.7%
Vacant	57	15.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	231	73.1%
Renter-occupied	85	26.9%

1-unit, detached66.8%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other28.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	249	66.8%
1-unit, attached	3	0.8%
2 to 4 units	16	4.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	105	28.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4854216
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.16 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 32.8009, -94.7187