Demographics of Real County, Texas

Real County, Texas had 2,745 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −4 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.

Real County, in four figures

2,745
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.1%
Change since July 2020: −4 people.; 59.5 ±5.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $5,070 to $74,140
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

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%.

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.

Real County, Texas's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Real 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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Real County, Texas's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Real 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	2,749	100.0	100.0
2021	2,810	102.2	100.2
2022	2,814	102.4	100.7
2023	2,845	103.5	101.6
2024	2,762	100.5	102.5
2025	2,745	99.9	103.1

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Population of Real 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	2,749	−8	−3	0	−3
2021	2,810	+61	−42	0	+109
2022	2,814	+4	−50	+1	+49
2023	2,845	+31	−38	0	+66
2024	2,762	−83	−37	+1	−47
2025	2,745	−17	−37	−1	+23

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 59.5 ±5.4: for men 55.9 ±19.5 and for women 59.9 ±5.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Real County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	11 to 159	0.4% to 5.7%	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	591 ±197	21.1% ±7.0	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	0 to 196	0% to 7.0%	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	163 to 493	5.8% to 17.6%	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	641 ±189	22.9% ±6.7	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,062 ±236	37.9% ±8.4	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<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%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $5,070 to $74,140, and income per person $28,467 ±$7,155, 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 Real County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	391 ±171	34.7% ±14.6	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	200 ±92	17.7% ±7.8	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	82 to 278	7.5% to 24.4%	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	65 to 235	5.9% to 20.7%	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	60 to 238	5.5% to 20.9%	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	0 to 15	0% to 1.3%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 119	0% to 10.5%	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 Real County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	233 to 735	8.6% to 27.1%	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	13 to 199	3.4% to 29.4%	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	23 to 269	4.0% to 34.0%	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	88 to 376	7.4% to 28.5%	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Real County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Real County	Texas	United States
Housing units	1,951 ±146	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	57.8% ±5.7	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	42.2% ±4.9	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.1% ±10.5	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	10.7% to 33.1%	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$45,049 to $179,951	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,188 ±$492	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1989 ±5	1992 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Real County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	530 ±202	18.9% ±7.2	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,215 ±203	79.1% ±7.2	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 48	0% to 1.7%	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.5%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 76	0% to 2.7%	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 Real County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	2,031 ±329	72.5% ±11.7	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	292 to 946	10.4% to 33.8%	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 116	0% to 4.1%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	24 to 170	0.9% to 6.1%	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	13 to 149	0.5% to 5.3%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 42	0% to 1.5%	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%.

Real County among the counties of Texas

226th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Real County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Kinney County	3,128	< +0.1%
Hemphill County	3,083	−8.4%
Lipscomb County	2,955	−2.8%
Sherman County	2,781	−0.1%
Crockett County	2,769	−10.5%
Real County	2,745	−0.1%
Hall County	2,737	−2.4%
Cochran County	2,546	−0.5%
Collingsworth County	2,487	−5.9%
Culberson County	2,267	+3.8%
Schleicher County	2,245	−7.9%

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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