Demographics of Carson County, Texas

Carson County, Texas had 5,805 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +10 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.

Carson County, in four figures

5,805
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.2%
Change since July 2020: +10 people.; 41.0 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $85,231 ±$6,307
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.

Carson County, Texas's population grew 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Carson 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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Carson County, Texas's population grew 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Carson 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	5,795	100.0	100.0
2021	5,726	98.8	100.2
2022	5,821	100.4	100.7
2023	5,883	101.5	101.6
2024	5,828	100.6	102.5
2025	5,805	100.2	103.1

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Population of Carson 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	5,795	−4	−10	0	+4
2021	5,726	−69	−40	0	−27
2022	5,821	+95	−31	+1	+119
2023	5,883	+62	−15	+2	+77
2024	5,828	−55	−19	+4	−38
2025	5,805	−23	−18	+1	−7

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.0 ±1.4: for men 40.9 ±2.1 and for women 41.2 ±1.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Carson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	257 ±35	4.4% ±0.6	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,091 ±116	18.8% ±2.0	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	527 ±128	9.1% ±2.2	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,357 ±148	23.4% ±2.5	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,373 ±133	23.7% ±2.3	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,196 ±175	20.6% ±3.0	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $85,231 ±$6,307, and income per person $42,049 ±$3,179, 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 Carson County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	292 ±104	12.7% ±4.5	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	404 ±112	17.6% ±4.8	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	306 ±92	13.3% ±4.0	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	417 ±116	18.2% ±5.0	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	415 ±103	18.1% ±4.4	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	224 ±85	9.8% ±3.7	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	235 ±83	10.2% ±3.6	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 Carson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	425 ±170	7.4% ±3.0	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	51 to 171	4.0% to 13.0%	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	64 to 220	2.3% to 8.0%	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	72 to 272	4.5% to 16.4%	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 Carson County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Carson County	Texas	United States
Housing units	2,810 ±40	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	81.6% ±3.8	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	18.4% ±4.0	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.2% ±4.7	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.8% ±4.9	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$143,000 ±$25,039	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$956 ±$109	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1959 ±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 Carson County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	635 ±0	10.9% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,743 ±80	81.8% ±1.4	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	11 to 69	0.2% to 1.2%	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 38	0% to 0.7%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 57	0% to 1.0%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 77	0% to 1.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 83	0% to 1.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	269 ±88	4.6% ±1.5	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 Carson County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	3,951 ±226	68.1% ±3.9	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,711 ±233	29.5% ±4.0	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2 to 32	< 0.1% to 0.6%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	122 ±53	2.1% ±0.9	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	38 to 128	0.7% to 2.2%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	7 to 71	0.1% to 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%.

Carson County among the counties of Texas

192nd of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Carson County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Lynn County	6,017	+7.3%
Carson County	5,805	+0.2%
San Saba County	5,787	+1.1%
Delta County	5,549	+6.3%
Haskell County	5,499	+1.1%
Presidio County	5,433	−11.0%
Martin County	5,284	+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