2022 population: 5,784 ( 398 from 2010 , 15 from 2020)
Land area: 920.2 square miles
Population density: 6.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,837	83.63%	11.6%
Black:	77	1.33%	120.0%
Indian:	70	1.21%	25.0%
Asian:	39	0.67%	105.3%
2+ races:	132	2.28%	78.4%
Hispanic:	629	10.87%	19.8%

Total non-White:	947	16.37%	33.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	110	9.5
Deaths:	221	19.1
Net Migration:	94	8.1
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-636	-10.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	238	3.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
6,182
5,473	88.53%
35	0.57%
56	0.91%
19	0.31%
74	1.20%
525	8.49%
709	11.47%

2000
6,516
5,904	90.61%
38	0.58%
47	0.72%
9	0.14%
58	0.89%
458	7.03%
612	9.39%

1990
6,576
6,136	93.31%
15	0.23%
48	0.73%
16	0.24%
n/a
361	5.49%
440	6.69%

1980
6,672
6,322	94.75%
19	0.28%
51	0.76%
22	0.33%
n/a
258	3.87%
350	5.25%

1970
6,358
6,140	96.57%
17	0.27%
15	0.24%
1	0.02%
n/a
184	2.89%
218	3.43%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
677	10.4
590	9.1
-494	-7.6
18	0.3

-431	-6.6
97	1.5

Number	Rate
1990's
755	11.5
656	10.0
53	0.8
51	0.8

-232	-3.5
172	2.6

Number	Rate
1980's
1,003	15.0
574	8.6
-498	-7.5
n/a

-186	-2.8
90	1.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-53	-0.8
n/a

182	2.9
132	2.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Carson County, TX

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
41.3
1,371	23.7%
4,413	76.3%
1,218	21.1%

2,260
2.54

1,466	64.9%
1,216	82.9%
111	7.6%
794	35.1%

2010
Number	Percent
42.4
1,587	25.7%
4,595	74.3%
1,061	17.2%

2,452
2.49

1,802	73.5%
1,509	83.7%
113	6.3%
650	26.5%

2000
Number	Percent
38.8
1,815	27.9%
4,701	72.1%
1,003	15.4%

2,482
2.58

1,899	76.5%
1,633	86.0%
109	5.7%
583	23.5%

1990
Number	Percent
34.4
1,992	30.3%
4,584	69.7%
1,015	15.4%

2,399
2.70

1,889	78.7%
1,704	90.2%
69	3.7%
510	21.3%

1980
Number	Percent
32.7
2,001	30.0%
4,671	70.0%
893	13.4%

2,383
2.75

1,886	79.1%
1,757	93.2%
48	2.5%
497	20.9%

2022 Housing Data for Carson County, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	11	0.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	97	4.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	61	2.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	37	1.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	135	6.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	111	4.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	85	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	49	2.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	78	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	101	4.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	188	8.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	358	15.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	273	12.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	186	8.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	295	13.1%
$200,000 or more	195	8.6%

Median Household Income	83,199
Per Capita Income	40,192

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	94
Compared to U.S.	82

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	56	2.5%
Public Assistance	8	0.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	98	4.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,265	74.5%
Unemployed	35	1.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,300	75.7%
Not in Labor Force	739	24.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	894	761	54.0%
Non-Profit	41	77	34.7%
Self-Employed	271	107	71.7%

Local Government	172	156	52.4%
State Government	138	155	47.1%
Federal Government	16	45	26.2%

Total Private + Self	1,165	868	57.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	367	433	45.9%
Total	1,532	1,301	54.1%

Pct. Govt.	24.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	599	21.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	605	21.4%
Professional, Technical	657	23.2%
Service Occupations	360	12.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	46	1.6%
All others	612	21.6%

White Collar		65.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	386	13.6%
Educational services	381	13.4%
Health care and social assistance	311	11.0%
Construction	286	10.1%
Public administration	268	9.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	237	8.4%
Manufacturing	193	6.8%
Finance and insurance	152	5.4%
Other services	118	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	101	3.6%
Accommodation and food services	75	2.6%
Wholesale trade	65	2.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	59	2.1%
Utilities	58	2.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	57	2.0%
Information	45	1.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	38	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	428	7.38%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	14	0.24%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	1	0.02%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	1	0.02%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	3	0.05%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	3	0.05%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	171	2.95%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	6	0.10%
Thai	2	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,251	96.8%
Spanish	155	2.9%
Tagalog	6	0.1%
German, other Germanic	4	0.1%
Other Indo-European	4	0.1%
Other Asian	3	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	896	15.4%
Irish	577	9.9%
English	460	7.9%
American	256	4.4%
Scottish	124	2.1%
Polish	87	1.5%
Yugoslavian	82	1.4%
Greek	53	0.9%
British	39	0.7%
European	38	0.7%
Welsh	38	0.7%
Swedish	33	0.6%
Scotch-Irish	25	0.4%
Danish	23	0.4%
French	21	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,783	99.7%
Not a citizen	18	0.3%

Native	5,665	97.7%
Foreign-born	136	2.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
77	2.0%	219	5.6%	1,286	32.9%	1,338	34.3%	681	17.4%	304	7.8%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	77	2.0%
9-12 Years	219	5.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,286	32.9%
Some College	1,338	34.3%
Bach. Degree	681	17.4%
Grad Degree	304	7.8%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	3,045	2,948	97	3.2%	6.4%
1991	3,138	3,004	134	4.3%	7.0%
1992	3,392	3,214	178	5.2%	7.7%
1993	3,583	3,447	136	3.8%	7.2%
1994	3,824	3,689	135	3.5%	6.6%
1995	3,841	3,696	145	3.8%	6.1%
1996	3,585	3,427	158	4.4%	5.8%
1997	3,337	3,184	153	4.6%	5.4%
1998	3,160	3,035	125	4.0%	5.0%
1999	3,182	3,051	131	4.1%	4.7%

2000	3,361	3,250	111	3.3%	4.4%
2001	3,297	3,180	117	3.5%	5.0%
2002	3,470	3,311	159	4.6%	6.3%
2003	3,500	3,333	167	4.8%	6.7%
2004	3,500	3,354	146	4.2%	6.0%
2005	3,503	3,364	139	4.0%	5.5%
2006	3,519	3,393	126	3.6%	5.0%
2007	3,351	3,246	105	3.1%	4.4%
2008	3,289	3,179	110	3.3%	4.9%
2009	3,270	3,080	190	5.8%	7.5%

2010	3,356	3,173	183	5.5%	8.2%
2011	3,420	3,244	176	5.1%	8.0%
2012	3,283	3,135	148	4.5%	6.7%
2013	3,171	3,029	142	4.5%	6.3%
2014	3,145	3,038	107	3.4%	5.2%
2015	3,069	2,970	99	3.2%	4.5%
2016	3,098	2,997	101	3.3%	4.6%
2017	3,029	2,931	98	3.2%	4.3%
2018	2,994	2,909	85	2.8%	3.9%
2019	2,980	2,903	77	2.6%	3.5%

2020	2,930	2,808	122	4.2%	7.6%
2021	2,979	2,862	117	3.9%	5.6%
2022	3,016	2,924	92	3.1%	3.9%
2023	3,029	2,939	90	3.0%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,779
Median Value	$129,700

Occupied	2,260	81.3%
Vacant	519	18.7%

Owned	1,893	83.8%
Rented	367	16.2%
Median Rent	$933

Single-Family Units	2,498	89.9%
Detached	2,498	89.9%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	20	0.7%
Mobile Homes	205	7.4%

Carson County, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Carson County, TX

2022 Housing Data for Carson County, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for Carson County, TX

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Carson County, TX

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Carson County, TX

Historical Labor Force Data for Carson County, TX