Demographics of Nolan County, Texas

Nolan County, Texas had 14,117 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −607 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.

Nolan County, in four figures

14,117
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −4.1%
Change since July 2020: −607 people.; 39.3 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $50,747 ±$3,546
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.

Nolan County, Texas's population shrank 4.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Nolan 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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Nolan County, Texas's population shrank 4.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Nolan 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	14,724	100.0	100.0
2021	14,604	99.2	100.2
2022	14,434	98.0	100.7
2023	14,243	96.7	101.6
2024	14,146	96.1	102.5
2025	14,117	95.9	103.1

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Population of Nolan 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	14,724	−13	−6	0	−11
2021	14,604	−120	−38	+20	−104
2022	14,434	−170	−55	+26	−138
2023	14,243	−191	−36	+3	−156
2024	14,146	−97	−30	+12	−81
2025	14,117	−29	−36	−4	+9

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.3 ±1.2: for men 37.6 ±1.8 and for women 40.6 ±1.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Nolan County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	861 ±129	6.0% ±0.9	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,806 ±270	19.4% ±1.9	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,329 ±229	9.2% ±1.6	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,250 ±280	22.5% ±1.9	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,385 ±210	23.4% ±1.5	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,823 ±262	19.5% ±1.8	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $50,747 ±$3,546, and income per person $32,182 ±$2,375, 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 Nolan County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	1,489 ±290	25.3% ±4.8	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,405 ±251	23.9% ±4.2	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,062 ±218	18.0% ±3.6	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	460 ±114	7.8% ±1.9	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	804 ±164	13.7% ±2.7	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	312 ±97	5.3% ±1.6	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	354 ±106	6.0% ±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 Nolan County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	3,165 ±650	22.5% ±4.6	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,049 ±256	29.1% ±6.4	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,578 ±354	22.8% ±4.8	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	538 ±151	15.2% ±4.1	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Nolan County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Nolan County	Texas	United States
Housing units	7,104 ±40	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.9% ±3.0	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.1% ±3.0	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	68.1% ±4.1	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	31.9% ±4.2	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$96,300 ±$9,521	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$913 ±$80	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1965 ±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 Nolan County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,404 ±0	37.4% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,773 ±133	53.8% ±0.9	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	384 ±139	2.7% ±1.0	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 37	0% to 0.3%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	8 to 188	0.1% to 1.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	3 to 97	< 0.1% to 0.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	732 ±197	5.1% ±1.4	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 Nolan County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	11,785 ±351	81.5% ±2.4	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,952 ±322	13.5% ±2.2	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	21 to 121	0.1% to 0.8%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	646 ±191	4.5% ±1.3	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	390 ±156	2.7% ±1.1	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	256 ±116	1.8% ±0.8	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%.

Nolan County among the counties of Texas

145th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Nolan County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Pecos County	14,560	−4.1%
Callahan County	14,491	+5.4%
Comanche County	14,432	+5.8%
Trinity County	14,384	+5.5%
Madison County	14,226	+5.7%
Nolan County	14,117	−4.1%
Zapata County	13,753	−0.9%
Blanco County	13,581	+18.6%
Rains County	13,542	+11.2%
Camp County	13,380	+7.7%
Lamb County	12,579	−3.3%

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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