Demographics of Goliad County, Texas

Goliad County, Texas had 7,208 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +187 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.

Goliad County, in four figures

7,208
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.7%
Change since July 2020: +187 people.; 44.6 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,359 ±$7,643
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.

Goliad County, Texas's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Goliad 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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Goliad County, Texas's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Goliad 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	7,021	100.0	100.0
2021	7,134	101.6	100.2
2022	7,147	101.8	100.7
2023	7,170	102.1	101.6
2024	7,203	102.6	102.5
2025	7,208	102.7	103.1

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Population of Goliad 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	7,021	+4	−2	0	+7
2021	7,134	+113	−38	0	+155
2022	7,147	+13	−11	−2	+28
2023	7,170	+23	−29	−1	+52
2024	7,203	+33	−29	+1	+61
2025	7,208	+5	−28	−1	+32

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.6 ±1.0: for men 44.4 ±1.8 and for women 45.0 ±1.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Goliad County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	341 ±66	4.8% ±0.9	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,071 ±142	15.0% ±2.0	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	495 ±140	6.9% ±2.0	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,718 ±252	24.1% ±3.5	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,764 ±216	24.7% ±3.0	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,752 ±221	24.5% ±3.1	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,359 ±$7,643, and income per person $36,715 ±$5,252, 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 Goliad County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	622 ±161	22.1% ±5.6	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	540 ±173	19.2% ±6.0	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	476 ±149	16.9% ±5.2	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	306 ±98	10.9% ±3.4	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	427 ±138	15.2% ±4.8	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	214 ±85	7.6% ±3.0	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	226 ±98	8.0% ±3.5	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 Goliad County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	918 ±222	13.0% ±3.1	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	183 ±89	13.0% ±6.1	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	402 ±112	11.7% ±3.2	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	333 ±110	15.0% ±4.7	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Goliad County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Goliad County	Texas	United States
Housing units	3,547 ±23	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	79.3% ±4.8	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	20.7% ±4.7	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	86.8% ±3.4	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	13.2% ±3.7	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$192,500 ±$30,620	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$754 ±$188	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1989 ±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 Goliad County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,308 ±0	32.3% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,315 ±55	60.4% ±0.8	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	341 ±79	4.8% ±1.1	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 4	0% to 0.1%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	5 to 57	0.1% to 0.8%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	55 to 235	0.8% to 3.3%	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 Goliad County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	6,154 ±232	86.2% ±3.2	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	654 ±177	9.2% ±2.5	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3 to 79	< 0.1% to 1.1%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	123 to 461	1.7% to 6.5%	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	17 to 99	0.2% to 1.4%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	73 to 395	1.0% to 5.5%	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%.

Goliad County among the counties of Texas

184th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Goliad County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Winkler County	7,540	−2.8%
Dallam County	7,508	+5.2%
McCulloch County	7,472	−1.6%
Yoakum County	7,438	−3.1%
Castro County	7,295	−0.4%
Goliad County	7,208	+2.7%
Bailey County	6,963	+1.4%
Swisher County	6,703	−3.5%
Refugio County	6,657	−1.3%
Childress County	6,643	−0.2%
Brooks County	6,579	−7.3%

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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