Demographics of Refugio County, Texas

Refugio County, Texas had 6,657 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −85 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.

Refugio County, in four figures

6,657
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.3%
Change since July 2020: −85 people.; 42.4 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,181 ±$5,864
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.

Refugio County, Texas's population shrank 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Refugio 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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Refugio County, Texas's population shrank 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Refugio 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	6,742	100.0	100.0
2021	6,702	99.4	100.2
2022	6,650	98.6	100.7
2023	6,693	99.3	101.6
2024	6,720	99.7	102.5
2025	6,657	98.7	103.1

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Population of Refugio 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	6,742	+1	−10	0	+10
2021	6,702	−40	−60	0	+15
2022	6,650	−52	−43	+2	−6
2023	6,693	+43	−37	0	+78
2024	6,720	+27	−38	+5	+61
2025	6,657	−63	−36	0	−25

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.4 ±1.4: for men 41.4 ±1.8 and for women 44.3 ±4.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Refugio County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	317 ±79	4.7% ±1.2	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,140 ±164	17.0% ±2.4	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	405 ±135	6.0% ±2.0	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,655 ±208	24.7% ±3.1	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,679 ±195	25.0% ±2.9	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,511 ±168	22.5% ±2.5	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,181 ±$5,864, and income per person $28,082 ±$2,499, 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 Refugio County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	645 ±165	25.9% ±6.5	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	383 ±105	15.4% ±4.1	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	412 ±97	16.5% ±3.8	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	494 ±124	19.8% ±4.8	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	428 ±124	17.2% ±4.9	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	28 to 124	1.1% to 5.0%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	20 to 94	0.8% to 3.8%	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 Refugio County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	958 ±292	14.6% ±4.5	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	112 to 344	15.8% ±7.7	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	442 ±185	14.0% ±5.7	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	288 ±96	14.8% ±4.7	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 Refugio County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Refugio County	Texas	United States
Housing units	3,359 ±16	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	74.3% ±4.1	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	25.7% ±4.0	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.0% ±3.8	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.0% ±4.8	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$99,000 ±$14,550	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$795 ±$244	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1973 ±4	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 Refugio County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,382 ±0	50.4% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,724 ±40	40.6% ±0.6	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	415 ±94	6.2% ±1.4	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 64	0% to 1.0%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	57 to 241	0.8% to 3.6%	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 Refugio County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	5,914 ±145	88.2% ±2.2	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	585 ±133	8.7% ±2.0	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 9	0% to 0.1%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	204 ±98	3.0% ±1.5	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	47 to 199	0.7% to 3.0%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	28 to 134	0.4% to 2.0%	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%.

Refugio County among the counties of Texas

187th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Refugio County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Yoakum County	7,438	−3.1%
Castro County	7,295	−0.4%
Goliad County	7,208	+2.7%
Bailey County	6,963	+1.4%
Swisher County	6,703	−3.5%
Refugio County	6,657	−1.3%
Childress County	6,643	−0.2%
Brooks County	6,579	−7.3%
La Salle County	6,517	−1.9%
Lynn County	6,017	+7.3%
Carson County	5,805	+0.2%

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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