Demographics of Blanco County, Texas

Blanco County, Texas had 13,581 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,130 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.

Blanco County, in four figures

13,581
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +18.6%
Change since July 2020: +2,130 people.; 51.5 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $92,425 ±$6,033
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.

Blanco County, Texas's population grew 18.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Blanco 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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Blanco County, Texas's population grew 18.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Blanco 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	11,451	100.0	100.0
2021	11,877	103.7	100.2
2022	12,417	108.4	100.7
2023	13,067	114.1	101.6
2024	13,395	117.0	102.5
2025	13,581	118.6	103.1

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Population of Blanco 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	11,451	+73	−13	0	+97
2021	11,877	+426	−69	0	+527
2022	12,417	+540	−51	+2	+551
2023	13,067	+650	−33	−1	+665
2024	13,395	+328	−18	+22	+319
2025	13,581	+186	−15	−3	+204

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 51.5 ±0.9: for men 48.9 ±2.2 and for women 53.1 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Blanco County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	480 ±83	3.9% ±0.7	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,702 ±181	13.7% ±1.5	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	562 ±150	4.5% ±1.2	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,529 ±234	20.3% ±1.9	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,888 ±324	31.2% ±2.6	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,285 ±316	26.4% ±2.5	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $92,425 ±$6,033, and income per person $47,109 ±$3,477, 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 Blanco County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	642 ±200	12.4% ±3.8	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	905 ±218	17.5% ±4.2	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	667 ±153	12.9% ±2.9	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	659 ±168	12.8% ±3.2	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	994 ±201	19.2% ±3.8	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	685 ±203	13.3% ±3.9	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	614 ±163	11.9% ±3.1	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 Blanco County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	1,038 ±361	8.4% ±2.9	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	204 ±98	9.5% ±4.5	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	324 ±135	5.7% ±2.4	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	510 ±197	11.4% ±4.3	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Blanco County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Blanco County	Texas	United States
Housing units	6,129 ±26	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.3% ±3.5	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.7% ±3.6	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.2% ±2.9	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.8% ±4.1	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$483,500 ±$58,411	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,017 ±$127	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1998 ±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 Blanco County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,316 ±0	18.6% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,394 ±130	75.5% ±1.0	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	40 to 228	0.3% to 1.8%	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 35	0% to 0.3%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	573 ±147	4.6% ±1.2	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 Blanco County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	8,359 ±437	67.2% ±3.5	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,273 ±359	26.3% ±2.9	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	48 to 188	0.4% to 1.5%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	696 ±201	5.6% ±1.6	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	339 ±137	2.7% ±1.1	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	139 to 575	1.1% to 4.6%	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%.

Blanco County among the counties of Texas

147th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Blanco County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Comanche County	14,432	+5.8%
Trinity County	14,384	+5.5%
Madison County	14,226	+5.7%
Nolan County	14,117	−4.1%
Zapata County	13,753	−0.9%
Blanco County	13,581	+18.6%
Rains County	13,542	+11.2%
Camp County	13,380	+7.7%
Lamb County	12,579	−3.3%
Wilbarger County	12,481	−2.8%
Reeves County	12,138	−17.8%

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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