Demographics of Bailey County, Texas

Bailey County, Texas had 6,963 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +94 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bailey County, in four figures

6,963
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.4%
Change since July 2020: +94 people.; 33.3 ±1.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $61,420 ±$15,970
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Bailey County, Texas's population grew 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bailey County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Bailey County, Texas's population grew 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bailey County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	6,869	100.0	100.0
2021	6,805	99.1	100.2
2022	6,835	99.5	100.7
2023	6,804	99.1	101.6
2024	6,891	100.3	102.5
2025	6,963	101.4	103.1

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Population of Bailey County, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	6,869	−36	+20	0	−53
2021	6,805	−64	+27	+15	−103
2022	6,835	+30	+39	+98	−109
2023	6,804	−31	+84	+126	−246
2024	6,891	+87	+59	+143	−116
2025	6,963	+72	+59	+69	−57

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.3 ±1.5: for men 33.1 ±4.1 and for women 33.6 ±6.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bailey County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	496 ±127	7.2% ±1.8	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,360 ±201	19.7% ±2.7	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	814 ±238	11.8% ±3.4	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,002 ±347	29.0% ±4.8	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	880 ±218	12.7% ±3.1	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,361 ±299	19.7% ±4.2	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $61,420 ±$15,970, and income per person $30,881 ±$6,642, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bailey County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	538 ±190	24.4% ±8.2	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	481 ±171	21.8% ±7.4	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	299 ±127	13.5% ±5.6	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	49 to 233	2.3% to 10.5%	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	514 ±208	23.3% ±9.1	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	49 to 213	2.3% to 9.6%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	13 to 197	0.6% to 8.9%	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Bailey County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	811 ±291	12.0% ±4.3	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	105 to 337	5.9% to 18.1%	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	160 to 474	9.4% ±4.6	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	115 to 431	8.4% to 27.0%	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bailey County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bailey County	Texas	United States
Housing units	2,740 ±204	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	80.6% ±6.7	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	19.4% ±8.4	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.9% ±7.7	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.1% ±6.8	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$105,300 ±$14,281	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$931 ±$94	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1969 ±4	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Bailey County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,565 ±265	66.0% ±2.0	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,064 ±298	29.9% ±4.1	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 109	0% to 1.6%	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 138	0% to 2.0%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	63 to 315	0.9% to 4.6%	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Bailey County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	4,367 ±676	63.2% ±9.3	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	997 ±251	14.4% ±3.6	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	21 to 485	0.3% to 7.0%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,296 ±464	18.7% ±6.6	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	103 to 371	1.5% to 5.4%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,059 ±465	15.3% ±6.7	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Bailey County among the counties of Texas

185th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Bailey County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Dallam County	7,508	+5.2%
McCulloch County	7,472	−1.6%
Yoakum County	7,438	−3.1%
Castro County	7,295	−0.4%
Goliad County	7,208	+2.7%
Bailey County	6,963	+1.4%
Swisher County	6,703	−3.5%
Refugio County	6,657	−1.3%
Childress County	6,643	−0.2%
Brooks County	6,579	−7.3%
La Salle County	6,517	−1.9%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026