Demographics of Eastland County, Texas

Eastland County, Texas had 18,143 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +343 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.

Eastland County, in four figures

18,143
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.9%
Change since July 2020: +343 people.; 43.1 ±1.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $53,549 ±$6,005
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.

Eastland County, Texas's population grew 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Eastland 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Eastland County, Texas's population grew 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Eastland 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	17,800	100.0	100.0
2021	17,863	100.4	100.2
2022	17,895	100.5	100.7
2023	18,221	102.4	101.6
2024	18,314	102.9	102.5
2025	18,143	101.9	103.1

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Population of Eastland 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	17,800	+46	−9	0	+57
2021	17,863	+63	−137	+11	+180
2022	17,895	+32	−191	+26	+194
2023	18,221	+326	−85	+38	+359
2024	18,314	+93	−79	+33	+141
2025	18,143	−171	−86	+20	−104

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.1 ±1.3: for men 42.4 ±1.5 and for women 43.8 ±1.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Eastland County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	965 ±49	5.4% ±0.3	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,840 ±266	15.8% ±1.5	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,870 ±251	10.4% ±1.4	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,794 ±281	21.1% ±1.6	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,592 ±328	25.5% ±1.8	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,950 ±336	21.9% ±1.9	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $53,549 ±$6,005, and income per person $31,299 ±$2,526, 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 Eastland County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	1,583 ±300	21.9% ±4.0	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,643 ±298	22.7% ±4.0	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,328 ±242	18.4% ±3.2	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	849 ±184	11.7% ±2.5	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,226 ±268	16.9% ±3.6	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	291 ±131	4.0% ±1.8	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	316 ±125	4.4% ±1.7	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 Eastland County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	2,780 ±472	16.2% ±2.8	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	833 ±227	22.0% ±5.6	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,284 ±324	15.5% ±3.8	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	663 ±183	13.0% ±3.5	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Eastland County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Eastland County	Texas	United States
Housing units	9,384 ±30	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	77.1% ±3.3	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	22.9% ±3.2	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.6% ±3.0	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.4% ±4.0	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$134,800 ±$33,456	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$866 ±$135	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1966 ±5	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 Eastland County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,109 ±0	17.3% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,853 ±92	76.9% ±0.5	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	388 ±93	2.2% ±0.5	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	31 to 139	0.2% to 0.8%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	9 to 95	< 0.1% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 94	0% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	479 ±121	2.7% ±0.7	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 Eastland County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	13,970 ±486	77.6% ±2.7	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,074 ±424	17.1% ±2.4	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	6 to 196	< 0.1% to 1.1%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	866 ±262	4.8% ±1.5	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	213 ±92	1.2% ±0.5	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	653 ±282	3.6% ±1.6	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%.

Eastland County among the counties of Texas

133rd of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Eastland County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Andrews County	18,914	+1.6%
Frio County	18,823	+2.3%
Lee County	18,729	+7.0%
Deaf Smith County	18,626	+0.5%
Young County	18,154	+1.7%
Eastland County	18,143	+1.9%
Falls County	17,869	+5.5%
Robertson County	17,839	+6.4%
Leon County	16,894	+7.1%
Scurry County	16,162	−4.5%
Jackson County	15,393	+2.6%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 21 Counties in Texas by poverty rate
No. 33 Counties in Texas by median age
No. 64 Counties in Texas by median rent
No. 68 Counties in Texas by per capita income
No. 73 Counties in Texas by homeownership rate
No. 98 Counties in Texas by median home value

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026