Demographics of Upshur County, Texas

Upshur County, Texas had 44,410 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,366 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.

Upshur County, in four figures

44,410
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +8.2%
Change since July 2020: +3,366 people.; 40.6 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,208 ±$4,679
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.

Upshur County, Texas's population grew 8.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Upshur 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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Upshur County, Texas's population grew 8.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Upshur 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	41,044	100.0	100.0
2021	41,839	101.9	100.2
2022	42,497	103.5	100.7
2023	43,411	105.8	101.6
2024	44,024	107.3	102.5
2025	44,410	108.2	103.1

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Population of Upshur 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	41,044	+155	+19	0	+136
2021	41,839	+795	−140	+8	+951
2022	42,497	+658	−132	+27	+730
2023	43,411	+914	−30	+30	+900
2024	44,024	+613	−51	+80	+584
2025	44,410	+386	−59	+20	+424

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.6 ±0.7: for men 39.6 ±0.7 and for women 41.9 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Upshur County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	2,530 ±204	5.9% ±0.5	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,608 ±420	17.9% ±1.0	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,206 ±418	7.5% ±1.0	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	10,395 ±533	24.4% ±1.3	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	10,965 ±501	25.8% ±1.2	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,863 ±533	18.5% ±1.3	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,208 ±$4,679, and income per person $33,097 ±$2,077, 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 Upshur County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	2,824 ±406	18.1% ±2.6	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,243 ±459	20.8% ±2.9	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,712 ±369	17.4% ±2.3	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,192 ±303	14.1% ±1.9	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,611 ±348	16.8% ±2.2	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,051 ±267	6.7% ±1.7	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	950 ±213	6.1% ±1.4	12.5% ±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 Upshur County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	5,179 ±846	12.4% ±2.0	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,453 ±297	14.6% ±2.9	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,499 ±502	11.6% ±2.3	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,227 ±241	11.9% ±2.2	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Upshur County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Upshur County	Texas	United States
Housing units	17,519 ±98	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.9% ±1.6	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.1% ±1.6	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.7% ±2.2	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.3% ±2.2	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$167,800 ±$9,946	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$995 ±$88	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1989 ±3	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 Upshur County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,434 ±0	10.4% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	32,848 ±233	77.2% ±0.5	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,052 ±254	7.2% ±0.6	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	251 ±105	0.6% ±0.2	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	5 to 49	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 39	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 131	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,875 ±297	4.4% ±0.7	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 Upshur County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	30,411 ±725	71.4% ±1.7	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	10,131 ±645	23.8% ±1.5	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	369 ±149	0.9% ±0.4	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,656 ±394	3.9% ±0.9	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	542 ±183	1.3% ±0.4	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,114 ±359	2.6% ±0.8	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Upshur County among the counties of Texas

78th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Upshur County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Kendall County	53,289	+19.6%
Lamar County	51,503	+2.7%
Wood County	49,688	+10.3%
Val Verde County	47,835	+0.5%
Cooke County	44,461	+6.5%
Upshur County	44,410	+8.2%
Erath County	43,911	+2.8%
Wharton County	42,060	+1.2%
Hill County	39,503	+9.8%
Fannin County	39,265	+9.1%
Hopkins County	39,063	+6.1%

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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