Demographics of Rains County, Texas

Rains County, Texas had 13,542 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,360 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.

Rains County, in four figures

13,542
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +11.2%
Change since July 2020: +1,360 people.; 46.4 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $65,413 ±$5,361
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.

Rains County, Texas's population grew 11.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Rains 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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Rains County, Texas's population grew 11.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Rains 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	12,182	100.0	100.0
2021	12,479	102.4	100.2
2022	12,859	105.6	100.7
2023	13,064	107.2	101.6
2024	13,323	109.4	102.5
2025	13,542	111.2	103.1

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Population of Rains 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	12,182	+25	−19	0	+47
2021	12,479	+297	−76	+3	+389
2022	12,859	+380	−82	+7	+432
2023	13,064	+205	−41	+17	+225
2024	13,323	+259	−43	+25	+275
2025	13,542	+219	−44	+12	+252

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.4 ±0.7: for men 44.6 ±1.1 and for women 47.5 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Rains County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	549 ±65	4.3% ±0.5	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,907 ±192	14.9% ±1.5	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	759 ±170	5.9% ±1.3	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,947 ±265	23.1% ±2.1	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,463 ±288	27.1% ±2.3	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,150 ±335	24.7% ±2.6	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $65,413 ±$5,361, and income per person $36,456 ±$3,333, 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 Rains County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	530 ±131	10.9% ±2.6	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,388 ±237	28.6% ±4.6	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	900 ±230	18.5% ±4.6	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	515 ±162	10.6% ±3.3	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	856 ±202	17.6% ±4.0	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	253 ±112	5.2% ±2.3	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	414 ±144	8.5% ±2.9	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 Rains County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	1,268 ±368	10.0% ±2.9	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	366 ±165	15.0% ±6.5	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	613 ±175	10.1% ±2.8	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	289 ±126	6.9% ±3.0	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Rains County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Rains County	Texas	United States
Housing units	5,925 ±23	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.0% ±4.3	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	18.0% ±4.5	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.6% ±2.0	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.4% ±3.5	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$241,100 ±$24,281	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$989 ±$127	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1996 ±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 Rains County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,311 ±0	10.3% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,453 ±116	81.8% ±0.9	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	319 ±67	2.5% ±0.5	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	128 ±54	1.0% ±0.4	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	28 to 90	0.2% to 0.7%	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	0 to 90	0% to 0.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	470 ±132	3.7% ±1.0	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 Rains County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	9,025 ±444	70.6% ±3.5	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,253 ±389	25.5% ±3.0	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	92 to 296	0.7% to 2.3%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	303 ±137	2.4% ±1.1	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	21 to 161	0.2% to 1.3%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	83 to 341	0.6% to 2.7%	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%.

Rains County among the counties of Texas

148th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Rains County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Wilbarger County	12,481	−2.8%
Reeves County	12,138	−17.8%
Morris County	12,133	+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