Demographics of Frio County, Texas

Frio County, Texas had 18,823 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +417 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.

Frio County, in four figures

18,823
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.3%
Change since July 2020: +417 people.; 32.3 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,010 ±$6,533
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.

Frio County, Texas's population grew 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Frio 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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Frio County, Texas's population grew 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Frio 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	18,406	100.0	100.0
2021	17,925	97.4	100.2
2022	18,133	98.5	100.7
2023	18,530	100.7	101.6
2024	18,807	102.2	102.5
2025	18,823	102.3	103.1

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Population of Frio 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	18,406	+15	+17	0	−10
2021	17,925	−481	−5	+114	−545
2022	18,133	+208	+6	+202	+15
2023	18,530	+397	+23	+343	+33
2024	18,807	+277	+46	+126	+107
2025	18,823	+16	+52	+96	−134

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.3 ±0.7: for men 30.8 ±1.3 and for women 37.4 ±2.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Frio County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	1,016 ±259	5.5% ±1.4	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,570 ±455	19.2% ±2.4	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,203 ±585	11.9% ±3.1	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,935 ±591	31.9% ±3.2	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,556 ±309	19.1% ±1.7	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,302 ±366	12.4% ±2.0	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,010 ±$6,533, and income per person $22,707 ±$2,080, 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 Frio County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	1,352 ±323	24.9% ±5.8	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	970 ±297	17.8% ±5.4	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	971 ±244	17.9% ±4.4	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	631 ±215	11.6% ±3.9	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,183 ±344	21.8% ±6.2	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	111 to 369	2.1% to 6.8%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	16 to 164	0.3% to 3.0%	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 Frio County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	3,182 ±783	19.5% ±4.8	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,224 ±303	27.4% ±5.7	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,245 ±464	13.9% ±5.0	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	713 ±221	24.9% ±6.9	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Frio County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Frio County	Texas	United States
Housing units	6,393 ±122	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.0% ±3.6	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.0% ±3.6	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	58.9% ±6.3	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	41.1% ±7.2	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$107,700 ±$9,482	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,016 ±$110	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±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 Frio County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	14,461 ±0	77.8% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,705 ±68	14.6% ±0.4	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	950 ±262	5.1% ±1.4	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	14 to 490	0.1% to 2.6%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 51	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 113	0% to 0.6%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	5 to 273	< 0.1% to 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 Frio County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	14,496 ±779	78.0% ±4.2	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,907 ±423	10.3% ±2.3	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 359	0% to 1.9%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,022 ±714	10.9% ±3.8	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	184 to 806	1.0% to 4.3%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,527 ±624	8.2% ±3.4	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%.

Frio County among the counties of Texas

129th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Frio County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Willacy County	19,971	−0.8%
Hutchinson County	19,633	−4.6%
Calhoun County	19,599	−2.3%
Bosque County	18,918	+3.6%
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%

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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