Demographics of Hamilton County, Texas

Hamilton County, Texas had 8,680 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +428 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.

Hamilton County, in four figures

8,680
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +5.2%
Change since July 2020: +428 people.; 43.5 ±2.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $58,219 ±$7,670
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.

Hamilton County, Texas's population grew 5.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hamilton 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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Hamilton County, Texas's population grew 5.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hamilton 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	8,252	100.0	100.0
2021	8,241	99.9	100.2
2022	8,310	100.7	100.7
2023	8,603	104.3	101.6
2024	8,716	105.6	102.5
2025	8,680	105.2	103.1

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Population of Hamilton 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	8,252	+28	−5	0	+34
2021	8,241	−11	−67	+8	+49
2022	8,310	+69	−76	+21	+121
2023	8,603	+293	−52	+32	+310
2024	8,716	+113	−39	+42	+111
2025	8,680	−36	−40	+26	−21

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.5 ±2.0: for men 42.6 ±1.6 and for women 45.1 ±2.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hamilton County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	382 ±99	4.5% ±1.2	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,507 ±206	17.9% ±2.4	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	618 ±157	7.4% ±1.9	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,799 ±194	21.4% ±2.3	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,005 ±177	23.9% ±2.1	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,095 ±237	24.9% ±2.8	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $58,219 ±$7,670, and income per person $35,419 ±$3,453, 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 Hamilton County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	702 ±160	22.5% ±4.9	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	756 ±180	24.2% ±5.6	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	331 ±115	10.6% ±3.6	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	453 ±127	14.5% ±4.0	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	493 ±133	15.8% ±4.2	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	205 ±70	6.6% ±2.2	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	180 ±58	5.8% ±1.8	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 Hamilton County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	1,347 ±424	16.5% ±5.2	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	302 ±121	16.3% ±6.3	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	555 ±214	14.5% ±5.4	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	490 ±207	19.7% ±7.9	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Hamilton County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hamilton County	Texas	United States
Housing units	4,372 ±25	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	71.4% ±4.2	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	28.6% ±4.3	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.7% ±3.5	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.3% ±4.0	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$147,700 ±$28,509	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$885 ±$89	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1965 ±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 Hamilton County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,196 ±0	14.2% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,854 ±75	81.5% ±0.9	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	165 ±41	2.0% ±0.5	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 8	0% to 0.1%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 31	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 9	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	163 ±75	1.9% ±0.9	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 Hamilton County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	6,228 ±309	74.1% ±3.7	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,732 ±274	20.6% ±3.3	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	7 to 47	0.1% to 0.6%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	419 ±192	5.0% ±2.3	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	29 to 129	0.3% to 1.5%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	340 ±166	4.0% ±2.0	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%.

Hamilton County among the counties of Texas

175th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Hamilton County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Stephens County	9,380	+3.1%
Ochiltree County	9,284	−6.7%
Archer County	9,129	+6.7%
Zavala County	9,037	−6.5%
Mitchell County	8,947	−0.7%
Hamilton County	8,680	+5.2%
Dimmit County	8,024	−6.5%
Coleman County	7,915	+3.0%
San Augustine County	7,722	−2.5%
Winkler County	7,540	−2.8%
Dallam County	7,508	+5.2%

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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