Demographics of Houston County, Texas

Houston County, Texas had 22,316 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +243 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.

Houston County, in four figures

22,316
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.1%
Change since July 2020: +243 people.; 43.7 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $56,531 ±$3,782
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.

Houston County, Texas's population grew 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Houston 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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Houston County, Texas's population grew 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Houston 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	22,073	100.0	100.0
2021	21,991	99.6	100.2
2022	21,939	99.4	100.7
2023	22,050	99.9	101.6
2024	22,331	101.2	102.5
2025	22,316	101.1	103.1

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Population of Houston 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	22,073	−8	−39	0	+29
2021	21,991	−82	−164	+2	+60
2022	21,939	−52	−163	+18	+106
2023	22,050	+111	−110	+23	+195
2024	22,331	+281	−122	+28	+369
2025	22,316	−15	−127	+12	+98

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.7 ±0.8: for men 43.0 ±1.2 and for women 45.6 ±1.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Houston County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	1,128 ±163	5.1% ±0.7	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,351 ±357	15.2% ±1.6	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,258 ±222	5.7% ±1.0	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,607 ±416	25.4% ±1.9	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,809 ±414	26.3% ±1.9	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,898 ±332	22.2% ±1.5	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $56,531 ±$3,782, and income per person $29,000 ±$2,541, 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 Houston County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	1,858 ±310	23.3% ±3.8	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,715 ±288	21.5% ±3.5	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,331 ±245	16.7% ±3.0	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	860 ±172	10.8% ±2.1	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,228 ±210	15.4% ±2.6	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	534 ±133	6.7% ±1.7	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	457 ±181	5.7% ±2.3	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 Houston County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	2,914 ±549	15.0% ±2.8	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	754 ±261	17.3% ±5.7	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,561 ±337	17.2% ±3.6	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	599 ±161	10.1% ±2.7	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Houston County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Houston County	Texas	United States
Housing units	10,837 ±41	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	73.7% ±2.4	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	26.3% ±2.5	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.6% ±2.6	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.4% ±3.2	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$164,900 ±$8,879	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$887 ±$71	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±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 Houston County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,187 ±0	14.5% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,783 ±135	58.0% ±0.6	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,603 ±237	20.9% ±1.1	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	26 to 142	0.1% to 0.6%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	19 to 231	0.1% to 1.0%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 47	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,242 ±253	5.6% ±1.1	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 Houston County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	17,643 ±488	80.0% ±2.2	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,558 ±430	16.1% ±2.0	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	33 to 161	0.1% to 0.7%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	753 ±259	3.4% ±1.2	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	69 to 301	0.3% to 1.4%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	568 ±208	2.6% ±0.9	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%.

Houston County among the counties of Texas

111th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Houston County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Lampasas County	23,657	+9.0%
Llano County	23,353	+9.5%
Panola County	23,018	+2.3%
Bandera County	22,876	+9.0%
Limestone County	22,849	+3.2%
Houston County	22,316	+1.1%
Montague County	21,966	+9.6%
Moore County	21,891	+2.9%
Hockley County	21,600	+0.5%
Colorado County	21,439	+3.9%
Gray County	20,919	−1.3%

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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