Demographics of Young County, Texas

Young County, Texas had 18,154 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +307 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.

Young County, in four figures

18,154
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.7%
Change since July 2020: +307 people.; 41.6 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $68,010 ±$9,174
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.

Young County, Texas's population grew 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Young 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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Young County, Texas's population grew 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Young 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	17,847	100.0	100.0
2021	17,948	100.6	100.2
2022	17,997	100.8	100.7
2023	18,161	101.8	101.6
2024	18,321	102.7	102.5
2025	18,154	101.7	103.1

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Population of Young 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	17,847	−18	−29	0	+9
2021	17,948	+101	−119	+7	+208
2022	17,997	+49	−109	+16	+147
2023	18,161	+164	−74	+72	+169
2024	18,321	+160	−81	+151	+90
2025	18,154	−167	−89	+45	−122

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.6 ±1.2: for men 39.7 ±1.0 and for women 44.3 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Young County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	964 ±115	5.3% ±0.6	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,182 ±346	17.6% ±1.9	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,335 ±287	7.4% ±1.6	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,183 ±370	23.2% ±2.1	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,538 ±339	25.2% ±1.9	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,827 ±356	21.2% ±2.0	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $68,010 ±$9,174, and income per person $37,501 ±$3,158, 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 Young County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	1,290 ±268	16.9% ±3.5	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,774 ±334	23.2% ±4.3	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,010 ±235	13.2% ±3.1	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,002 ±235	13.1% ±3.1	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,592 ±315	20.8% ±4.1	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	556 ±177	7.3% ±2.3	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	419 ±138	5.5% ±1.8	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 Young County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	2,934 ±682	16.5% ±3.8	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,301 ±340	31.4% ±7.2	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,220 ±273	13.8% ±3.0	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	413 ±148	8.6% ±3.0	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Young County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Young County	Texas	United States
Housing units	8,545 ±27	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.4% ±2.3	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.6% ±2.3	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.1% ±3.1	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.9% ±3.1	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$175,800 ±$12,936	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$862 ±$42	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±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 Young County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,692 ±0	20.5% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,542 ±62	75.1% ±0.3	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	7 to 201	< 0.1% to 1.1%	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	46 to 316	0.3% to 1.8%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 82	0% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<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 69	0% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	443 ±146	2.5% ±0.8	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 Young County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	12,777 ±576	70.9% ±3.2	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,731 ±532	20.7% ±3.0	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	55 to 249	0.3% to 1.4%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,369 ±296	7.6% ±1.6	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	544 ±209	3.0% ±1.2	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	825 ±272	4.6% ±1.5	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%.

Young County among the counties of Texas

132nd of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Young County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Bosque County	18,918	+3.6%
Andrews County	18,914	+1.6%
Frio County	18,823	+2.3%
Lee County	18,729	+7.0%
Deaf Smith County	18,626	+0.5%
Young County	18,154	+1.7%
Eastland County	18,143	+1.9%
Falls County	17,869	+5.5%
Robertson County	17,839	+6.4%
Leon County	16,894	+7.1%
Scurry County	16,162	−4.5%

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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