Demographics of DeWitt County, Texas

DeWitt County, Texas had 20,309 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +468 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.

DeWitt County, in four figures

20,309
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.4%
Change since July 2020: +468 people.; 42.0 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $63,730 ±$7,622
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.

DeWitt County, Texas's population grew 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of DeWitt 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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DeWitt County, Texas's population grew 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of DeWitt 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	19,841	100.0	100.0
2021	19,946	100.5	100.2
2022	19,790	99.7	100.7
2023	20,271	102.2	101.6
2024	20,360	102.6	102.5
2025	20,309	102.4	103.1

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Population of DeWitt 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	19,841	+12	−12	0	+21
2021	19,946	+105	−79	−1	+181
2022	19,790	−156	−77	+23	−97
2023	20,271	+481	−35	+41	+463
2024	20,360	+89	−43	+77	+54
2025	20,309	−51	−51	+21	−19

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.0 ±1.1: for men 40.4 ±1.2 and for women 44.4 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in DeWitt County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	1,183 ±136	5.9% ±0.7	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,288 ±354	16.4% ±1.8	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,650 ±276	8.2% ±1.4	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,821 ±368	24.1% ±1.8	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,014 ±316	25.0% ±1.6	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,060 ±336	20.3% ±1.7	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $63,730 ±$7,622, and income per person $29,806 ±$1,876, 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 DeWitt County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	1,537 ±273	22.2% ±3.9	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,333 ±237	19.3% ±3.4	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,189 ±236	17.2% ±3.4	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,117 ±228	16.1% ±3.2	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	944 ±178	13.6% ±2.5	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	338 ±115	4.9% ±1.7	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	463 ±103	6.7% ±1.5	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 DeWitt County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	3,203 ±515	17.6% ±2.8	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,015 ±269	23.0% ±5.6	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,269 ±319	14.6% ±3.6	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	919 ±197	18.2% ±3.7	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in DeWitt County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	DeWitt County	Texas	United States
Housing units	9,238 ±30	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	74.9% ±2.6	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	25.1% ±2.6	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.9% ±2.4	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.1% ±3.7	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$170,900 ±$10,297	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$921 ±$44	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±2	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 DeWitt County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	7,143 ±0	35.7% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,539 ±165	52.7% ±0.8	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,200 ±236	6.0% ±1.2	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 311	0% to 1.6%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	10 to 72	< 0.1% to 0.4%	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	0 to 154	0% to 0.8%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	884 ±260	4.4% ±1.3	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 DeWitt County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	16,973 ±395	84.8% ±2.0	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,265 ±377	11.3% ±1.9	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	30 to 118	0.1% to 0.6%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	704 ±284	3.5% ±1.4	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	132 ±60	0.7% ±0.3	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	572 ±278	2.9% ±1.4	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%.

DeWitt County among the counties of Texas

122nd of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near DeWitt County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Jones County	20,861	+6.1%
Freestone County	20,811	+7.1%
Lavaca County	20,651	+1.5%
Burleson County	20,549	+16.2%
Tyler County	20,443	+3.1%
DeWitt County	20,309	+2.4%
Gonzales County	20,159	+2.5%
Willacy County	19,971	−0.8%
Hutchinson County	19,633	−4.6%
Calhoun County	19,599	−2.3%
Bosque County	18,918	+3.6%

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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