Demographics of Sutton County, Texas

Sutton County, Texas had 3,203 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −158 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.

Sutton County, in four figures

3,203
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −4.7%
Change since July 2020: −158 people.; 42.3 ±11.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $78,906 ±$19,411
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.

Sutton County, Texas's population shrank 4.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Sutton 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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Sutton County, Texas's population shrank 4.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Sutton 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	3,361	100.0	100.0
2021	3,298	98.1	100.2
2022	3,242	96.5	100.7
2023	3,223	95.9	101.6
2024	3,246	96.6	102.5
2025	3,203	95.3	103.1

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Population of Sutton 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	3,361	−17	−4	0	−11
2021	3,298	−63	−10	+6	−54
2022	3,242	−56	−15	+22	−68
2023	3,223	−19	−18	+23	−23
2024	3,246	+23	−5	+3	+27
2025	3,203	−43	−5	+1	−39

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.3 ±11.5: for men 38.3 ±13.8 and for women 43.6 ±11.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Sutton County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	70 to 320	2.1% to 9.8%	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	574 ±186	17.5% ±5.7	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	209 ±101	6.4% ±3.1	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	765 ±211	23.3% ±6.4	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	903 ±227	27.6% ±6.9	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	631 ±142	19.3% ±4.3	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 $78,906 ±$19,411, and income per person $35,859 ±$6,919, 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 Sutton County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	85 to 253	13.3% ±6.4	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	104 to 332	8.5% to 25.7%	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	103 to 325	8.5% to 25.2%	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	73 to 241	6.0% to 18.7%	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	255 ±113	20.0% ±8.4	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	95 to 319	7.8% to 24.7%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	15 to 91	1.2% to 7.1%	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 Sutton County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	54 to 240	1.7% to 7.4%	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 26	0% to 3.4%	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	0 to 60	0% to 3.6%	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	52 to 198	7.2% to 23.5%	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 Sutton County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sutton County	Texas	United States
Housing units	1,766 ±175	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	72.1% ±7.5	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	27.9% ±6.9	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.0% ±10.2	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.0% ±8.7	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$155,700 ±$43,718	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$772 ±$152	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±8	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 Sutton County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,077 ±314	63.4% ±9.6	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,044 ±295	31.9% ±9.0	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 34	0% to 1.0%	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 28	0% to 0.9%	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 194	0% to 5.9%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	12 to 104	0.4% to 3.2%	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 Sutton County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	2,718 ±158	82.9% ±4.8	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	122 to 376	3.7% to 11.5%	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 36	0% to 1.1%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	297 ±109	9.1% ±3.3	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	26 to 170	0.8% to 5.2%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	199 ±89	6.1% ±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%.

Sutton County among the counties of Texas

216th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Sutton County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Baylor County	3,472	+0.3%
Hudspeth County	3,433	+7.7%
Coke County	3,412	+2.7%
Hardeman County	3,292	−7.5%
Donley County	3,213	−1.9%
Sutton County	3,203	−4.7%
Shackelford County	3,197	+2.7%
Knox County	3,192	−4.6%
Reagan County	3,166	−7.5%
Upton County	3,131	−5.1%
Kinney County	3,128	< +0.1%

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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