Demographics of Van Zandt County, Texas

Van Zandt County, Texas had 66,130 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +6,383 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.

Van Zandt County, in four figures

66,130
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +10.7%
Change since July 2020: +6,383 people.; 42.0 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $69,475 ±$3,694
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.

Van Zandt County, Texas's population grew 10.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Van Zandt 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Van Zandt County, Texas's population grew 10.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Van Zandt 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	59,747	100.0	100.0
2021	61,245	102.5	100.2
2022	62,858	105.2	100.7
2023	64,033	107.2	101.6
2024	65,266	109.2	102.5
2025	66,130	110.7	103.1

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Population of Van Zandt 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	59,747	+211	−26	0	+244
2021	61,245	+1,498	−327	+14	+1,890
2022	62,858	+1,613	−353	+26	+1,862
2023	64,033	+1,175	−147	+15	+1,289
2024	65,266	+1,233	−133	+57	+1,305
2025	66,130	+864	−130	−30	+1,033

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.0 ±0.4: for men 41.5 ±0.4 and for women 42.7 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Van Zandt County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	3,552 ±175	5.7% ±0.3	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	10,834 ±590	17.3% ±0.9	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,572 ±433	7.3% ±0.7	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	14,457 ±620	23.1% ±1.0	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	16,483 ±663	26.3% ±1.1	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	12,751 ±743	20.4% ±1.2	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $69,475 ±$3,694, and income per person $34,236 ±$1,995, 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 Van Zandt County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	3,785 ±493	16.7% ±2.1	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,754 ±591	21.0% ±2.6	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,782 ±451	16.7% ±1.9	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,013 ±424	13.3% ±1.8	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,079 ±546	18.0% ±2.4	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,938 ±359	8.5% ±1.6	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,331 ±266	5.9% ±1.2	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 Van Zandt County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	6,869 ±1,266	11.1% ±2.0	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,965 ±463	13.8% ±3.2	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,877 ±604	9.3% ±1.9	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,027 ±443	12.0% ±2.6	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Van Zandt County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Van Zandt County	Texas	United States
Housing units	25,903 ±46	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.6% ±2.1	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.4% ±2.1	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	81.5% ±2.0	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	18.5% ±2.0	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$222,100 ±$12,627	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,066 ±$65	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1991 ±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 Van Zandt County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	8,407 ±0	13.4% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	50,270 ±214	80.2% ±0.3	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,456 ±301	2.3% ±0.5	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	301 ±72	0.5% ±0.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	214 ±88	0.3% ±0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	15 to 361	< 0.1% to 0.6%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,805 ±359	2.9% ±0.6	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 Van Zandt County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	46,614 ±1,089	74.4% ±1.7	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	13,084 ±1,066	20.9% ±1.7	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	377 ±138	0.6% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,574 ±406	4.1% ±0.6	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	792 ±227	1.3% ±0.4	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,782 ±435	2.8% ±0.7	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Van Zandt County among the counties of Texas

57th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Van Zandt County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
San Patricio County	72,053	+4.7%
Harrison County	71,956	+4.6%
Hood County	70,501	+13.6%
Waller County	69,858	+21.9%
Starr County	66,319	+0.7%
Van Zandt County	66,130	+10.7%
Nacogdoches County	66,035	+2.2%
Anderson County	59,805	+3.2%
Maverick County	58,823	+1.7%
Hardin County	58,723	+4.2%
Chambers County	57,594	+22.6%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 35 Counties by population growth in Texas
No. 57 Counties by population in Texas
No. 84 Counties by homeownership rate

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026