Demographics of Texas County, Missouri

Texas County, Missouri had 25,994 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,670 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.

Texas County, in four figures

25,994
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +6.9%
Change since July 2020: +1,670 people.; 42.9 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $50,036 ±$4,346
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.

Texas County, Missouri's population grew 6.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Texas County, Missouri'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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Texas County, Missouri's population grew 6.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Texas County, Missouri'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	24,324	100.0	100.0
2021	24,857	102.2	100.2
2022	25,284	103.9	100.7
2023	25,613	105.3	101.6
2024	25,704	105.7	102.5
2025	25,994	106.9	103.1

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Population of Texas County, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	24,324	−161	−12	0	−127
2021	24,857	+533	−163	0	+724
2022	25,284	+427	−154	−2	+558
2023	25,613	+329	−97	0	+422
2024	25,704	+91	−69	−2	+160
2025	25,994	+290	−75	−8	+376

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.9 ±0.6: for men 41.0 ±0.9 and for women 45.8 ±1.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Texas County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	1,389 ±66	5.5% ±0.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,175 ±295	16.6% ±1.2	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,716 ±184	6.8% ±0.7	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,878 ±327	23.4% ±1.3	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,586 ±339	26.2% ±1.3	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,417 ±408	21.5% ±1.6	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $50,036 ±$4,346, and income per person $24,108 ±$1,444, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Texas County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	2,181 ±276	23.0% ±2.8	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,567 ±352	27.0% ±3.6	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,964 ±268	20.7% ±2.7	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,131 ±197	11.9% ±2.0	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,169 ±231	12.3% ±2.4	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	326 ±147	3.4% ±1.5	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	165 ±78	1.7% ±0.8	8.7% ±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 Texas County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	4,673 ±700	19.8% ±3.0	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,610 ±335	29.7% ±5.6	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,078 ±322	18.7% ±2.7	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	985 ±168	14.0% ±2.3	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Texas County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Texas County	Missouri	United States
Housing units	11,006 ±42	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.3% ±2.6	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.7% ±2.6	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.2% ±2.7	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.8% ±2.8	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$146,700 ±$18,419	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$665 ±$39	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±2	1978 ±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 Texas County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	620 ±0	2.5% ±<0.1	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	22,383 ±218	89.0% ±0.9	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	890 ±132	3.5% ±0.5	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	12 to 62	< 0.1% to 0.2%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	24 to 100	0.1% to 0.4%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 94	0% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,128 ±280	4.5% ±1.1	4.8% ±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 Texas County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	15,758 ±713	62.6% ±2.8	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,932 ±719	35.5% ±2.9	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	202 ±89	0.8% ±0.4	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	269 ±83	1.1% ±0.3	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	238 ±74	0.9% ±0.3	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1 to 61	< 0.1% to 0.2%	2.2% ±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%.

Texas County among the counties of Missouri

41st of 115 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Counties of Missouri near Texas County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Lafayette County	33,531	+1.4%
Stone County	32,503	+4.1%
Marion County	28,525	+0.2%
Stoddard County	28,284	−1.3%
Dunklin County	26,855	−4.8%
Texas County	25,994	+6.9%
Miller County	25,817	+4.2%
Adair County	25,684	+1.6%
Audrain County	24,528	−1.0%
Randolph County	24,513	+0.2%
McDonald County	23,992	+3.1%

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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