Demographics of Palo Pinto County, Texas

Palo Pinto County, Texas had 30,791 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,335 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.

Palo Pinto County, in four figures

30,791
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +8.2%
Change since July 2020: +2,335 people.; 41.6 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $67,674 ±$3,848
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.

Palo Pinto County, Texas's population grew 8.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Palo Pinto 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Palo Pinto County, Texas's population grew 8.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Palo Pinto 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	28,456	100.0	100.0
2021	28,758	101.1	100.2
2022	29,312	103.0	100.7
2023	29,808	104.8	101.6
2024	30,342	106.6	102.5
2025	30,791	108.2	103.1

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Population of Palo Pinto 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	28,456	+41	−33	0	+72
2021	28,758	+302	−82	+3	+383
2022	29,312	+554	−137	+20	+637
2023	29,808	+496	−28	+54	+465
2024	30,342	+534	−27	+91	+467
2025	30,791	+449	−26	−8	+487

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.6 ±0.7: for men 41.2 ±1.0 and for women 42.2 ±1.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Palo Pinto County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	1,714 ±36	5.9% ±0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,095 ±338	17.4% ±1.2	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,304 ±281	7.9% ±1.0	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,634 ±335	22.6% ±1.1	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,540 ±369	25.7% ±1.3	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,008 ±387	20.5% ±1.3	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $67,674 ±$3,848, and income per person $32,739 ±$1,523, 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 Palo Pinto County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	2,051 ±314	18.3% ±2.8	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,235 ±296	19.9% ±2.6	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,878 ±257	16.7% ±2.3	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,714 ±291	15.3% ±2.6	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,923 ±273	17.1% ±2.4	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	746 ±175	6.6% ±1.6	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	687 ±162	6.1% ±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 Palo Pinto County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	4,858 ±733	16.7% ±2.5	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,412 ±328	20.8% ±4.5	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,381 ±414	16.8% ±2.8	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,065 ±222	13.2% ±2.7	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Palo Pinto County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Palo Pinto County	Texas	United States
Housing units	15,206 ±31	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	73.9% ±1.7	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	26.1% ±1.7	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.0% ±2.4	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.0% ±2.7	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$198,000 ±$21,808	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,093 ±$81	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±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 Palo Pinto County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	6,034 ±0	20.6% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	21,389 ±235	73.0% ±0.8	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	677 ±120	2.3% ±0.4	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	207 ±88	0.7% ±0.3	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	18 to 58	0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 193	0% to 0.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	857 ±254	2.9% ±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 Palo Pinto County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	20,925 ±580	71.4% ±2.0	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,597 ±552	22.5% ±1.9	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	138 to 420	0.5% to 1.4%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,494 ±295	5.1% ±1.0	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	514 ±157	1.8% ±0.5	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	980 ±262	3.3% ±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%.

Palo Pinto County among the counties of Texas

94th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Palo Pinto County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Austin County	33,625	+11.6%
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%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 18 Counties in Texas by poverty rate
No. 37 Counties in Texas by median rent
No. 43 Counties in Texas by median household income
No. 50 Counties by population growth in Texas
No. 53 Counties in Texas by median age
No. 57 Counties in Texas by median home value

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026