Demographics of Howard County, Texas

Howard County, Texas had 30,504 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −4,307 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.

Howard County, in four figures

30,504
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −12.4%
Change since July 2020: −4,307 people.; 36.7 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $69,649 ±$3,878
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.

Howard County, Texas's population shrank 12.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Howard 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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Howard County, Texas's population shrank 12.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Howard 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	34,811	100.0	100.0
2021	34,387	98.8	100.2
2022	30,764	88.4	100.7
2023	30,702	88.2	101.6
2024	30,568	87.8	102.5
2025	30,504	87.6	103.1

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Population of Howard 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	34,811	−49	+4	0	−62
2021	34,387	−424	−96	+36	−379
2022	30,764	−3,623	−134	+93	−3,941
2023	30,702	−62	−39	+165	−189
2024	30,568	−134	−6	+220	−351
2025	30,504	−64	−7	+128	−187

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.7 ±0.6: for men 37.2 ±0.7 and for women 36.0 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Howard County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	1,927 ±45	6.0% ±0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,370 ±336	16.6% ±1.0	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,861 ±329	8.9% ±1.0	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,750 ±437	30.2% ±1.4	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,060 ±337	25.0% ±1.0	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,322 ±330	13.4% ±1.0	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $69,649 ±$3,878, and income per person $34,939 ±$1,970, 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 Howard County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	2,142 ±350	17.6% ±2.8	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,344 ±345	19.2% ±2.8	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,165 ±352	17.8% ±2.8	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,591 ±245	13.1% ±2.0	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,777 ±292	14.6% ±2.4	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,158 ±203	9.5% ±1.6	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,014 ±177	8.3% ±1.4	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 Howard County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	4,006 ±570	13.8% ±2.0	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	996 ±233	14.2% ±3.2	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,206 ±398	13.6% ±2.4	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	804 ±201	14.0% ±3.4	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Howard County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Howard County	Texas	United States
Housing units	14,048 ±202	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.8% ±2.2	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.2% ±2.0	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.5% ±2.3	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.5% ±3.3	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$155,600 ±$8,624	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,034 ±$85	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1966 ±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 Howard County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	15,408 ±0	47.7% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,927 ±164	43.1% ±0.5	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,468 ±175	4.5% ±0.5	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	319 ±47	1.0% ±0.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	46 to 164	0.1% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 31	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 123	0% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	991 ±250	3.1% ±0.8	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 Howard County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	23,185 ±753	71.8% ±2.3	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,707 ±647	17.7% ±2.0	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	112 to 338	0.3% to 1.0%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,173 ±573	9.8% ±1.8	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	623 ±186	1.9% ±0.6	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,550 ±545	7.9% ±1.7	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%.

Howard County among the counties of Texas

95th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Howard County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Jasper County	33,075	+0.5%
Bee County	32,515	+4.7%
Hale County	31,819	−2.0%
Titus County	31,563	+0.8%
Palo Pinto County	30,791	+8.2%
Howard County	30,504	−12.4%
Kleberg County	30,315	−2.2%
San Jacinto County	29,488	+7.1%
Cass County	28,651	+0.7%
Gillespie County	28,527	+6.6%
Milam County	26,258	+6.0%

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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