Demographics of Stephens County, Texas

Stephens County, Texas had 9,380 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +285 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.

Stephens County, in four figures

9,380
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.1%
Change since July 2020: +285 people.; 42.0 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $58,008 ±$10,198
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.

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

The July 1 estimate of Stephens 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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Stephens County, Texas's population grew 3.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Stephens 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	9,095	100.0	100.0
2021	9,437	103.8	100.2
2022	9,368	103.0	100.7
2023	9,386	103.2	101.6
2024	9,414	103.5	102.5
2025	9,380	103.1	103.1

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Population of Stephens 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	9,095	−5	+1	0	−6
2021	9,437	+342	−66	0	+439
2022	9,368	−69	−62	−3	+3
2023	9,386	+18	+5	−4	+20
2024	9,414	+28	−12	−6	+47
2025	9,380	−34	−11	−15	−8

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.0 ±1.1: for men 38.3 ±1.6 and for women 47.1 ±3.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Stephens County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	482 ±106	5.2% ±1.1	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,459 ±230	15.6% ±2.5	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	981 ±251	10.5% ±2.7	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,256 ±307	24.1% ±3.3	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,269 ±293	24.3% ±3.1	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,904 ±249	20.4% ±2.7	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $58,008 ±$10,198, and income per person $29,709 ±$2,545, 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 Stephens County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	772 ±212	21.3% ±5.7	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	795 ±223	21.9% ±6.0	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	619 ±167	17.1% ±4.5	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	717 ±178	19.8% ±4.7	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	380 ±120	10.5% ±3.2	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	73 to 227	2.0% to 6.2%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	190 ±79	5.2% ±2.2	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 Stephens County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	1,293 ±331	14.6% ±3.7	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	439 ±142	22.6% ±6.6	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	628 ±221	14.9% ±5.1	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	226 ±98	8.4% ±3.6	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Stephens County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Stephens County	Texas	United States
Housing units	4,676 ±28	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	77.5% ±5.2	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	22.5% ±5.0	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.2% ±5.1	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.8% ±5.0	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$110,200 ±$19,332	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$846 ±$66	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±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 Stephens County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,349 ±0	25.1% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,380 ±44	68.2% ±0.5	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	282 ±124	3.0% ±1.3	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	98 ±9	1.0% ±0.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 52	0% to 0.6%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	86 to 348	0.9% to 3.7%	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 Stephens County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	7,367 ±364	78.8% ±3.9	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,134 ±253	12.1% ±2.7	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 100	0% to 1.1%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	808 ±242	8.6% ±2.6	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	422 ±132	4.5% ±1.4	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	179 to 593	1.9% to 6.3%	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%.

Stephens County among the counties of Texas

170th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Stephens County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Runnels County	9,693	−2.2%
Parmer County	9,678	−1.8%
Jack County	9,563	+12.7%
Brewster County	9,458	−1.1%
Duval County	9,402	−4.2%
Stephens County	9,380	+3.1%
Ochiltree County	9,284	−6.7%
Archer County	9,129	+6.7%
Zavala County	9,037	−6.5%
Mitchell County	8,947	−0.7%
Hamilton County	8,680	+5.2%

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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