Demographics of Bandera County, Texas

Bandera County, Texas had 22,876 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,889 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.

Bandera County, in four figures

22,876
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +9.0%
Change since July 2020: +1,889 people.; 53.5 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $75,813 ±$6,485
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.

Bandera County, Texas's population grew 9.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bandera 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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Bandera County, Texas's population grew 9.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bandera 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	20,987	100.0	100.0
2021	21,532	102.6	100.2
2022	22,128	105.4	100.7
2023	22,608	107.7	101.6
2024	22,790	108.6	102.5
2025	22,876	109.0	103.1

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Population of Bandera 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	20,987	+151	−24	0	+195
2021	21,532	+545	−187	+6	+766
2022	22,128	+596	−137	+35	+662
2023	22,608	+480	−150	+19	+597
2024	22,790	+182	−162	+39	+303
2025	22,876	+86	−169	+11	+247

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 53.5 ±0.4: for men 53.2 ±0.6 and for women 54.0 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bandera County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	885 ±115	4.0% ±0.5	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,766 ±321	12.6% ±1.5	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,165 ±303	5.3% ±1.4	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,886 ±392	17.6% ±1.8	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,765 ±463	30.7% ±2.1	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,554 ±512	29.8% ±2.3	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $75,813 ±$6,485, and income per person $42,036 ±$3,837, 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 Bandera County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	1,286 ±305	13.9% ±3.3	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,885 ±388	20.4% ±4.1	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,398 ±278	15.1% ±3.0	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,356 ±296	14.7% ±3.2	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,843 ±329	19.9% ±3.5	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	695 ±218	7.5% ±2.3	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	792 ±230	8.6% ±2.5	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

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 Bandera County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	2,918 ±718	13.5% ±3.3	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	469 ±213	13.7% ±6.0	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,518 ±504	15.3% ±4.9	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	931 ±245	11.2% ±2.9	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bandera County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bandera County	Texas	United States
Housing units	11,585 ±66	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	79.9% ±2.6	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	20.1% ±2.6	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	85.9% ±3.3	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	14.1% ±3.0	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$278,400 ±$24,132	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,149 ±$107	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1997 ±3	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 Bandera County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,619 ±0	21.0% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,073 ±214	73.0% ±1.0	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	258 ±72	1.2% ±0.3	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	110 ±26	0.5% ±0.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	35 to 135	0.2% to 0.6%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	59 to 297	0.3% to 1.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	698 ±219	3.2% ±1.0	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 Bandera County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	13,126 ±782	59.6% ±3.6	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,377 ±771	33.5% ±3.5	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	89 to 593	0.4% to 2.7%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,177 ±335	5.3% ±1.5	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	506 ±185	2.3% ±0.8	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	671 ±261	3.0% ±1.2	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%.

Bandera County among the counties of Texas

109th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Bandera County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Shelby County	24,286	+1.0%
Gaines County	23,956	+10.4%
Lampasas County	23,657	+9.0%
Llano County	23,353	+9.5%
Panola County	23,018	+2.3%
Bandera County	22,876	+9.0%
Limestone County	22,849	+3.2%
Houston County	22,316	+1.1%
Montague County	21,966	+9.6%
Moore County	21,891	+2.9%
Hockley County	21,600	+0.5%

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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