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Houston County, TX


Designated Market Area: Tyler-Longview-Lufkin-Nacogdoches, TX
USDA County Type (2015): Government, Low Education, Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Evangelical Hubs

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2022 population: 21,950   ( 1,782 from 2010 , 117 from 2020)
Land area: 1231.0 square miles
Population density: 17.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:13,375 60.93% 9.7%
Black:5,14223.43% 16.1%
Indian:970.44% 29.3%
Asian:1640.75% 70.8%
2+ races:3081.40% 32.8%
Hispanic:2,86413.05% 21.2%
Total non-White:8,57539.07% 3.9%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:480 10.9
Deaths:84819.2
Net Migration: 2375.4
Net Immigration: 100.2
Change in White population:-1,436 -6.1
Change in Non-White pop.:-346 -1.5




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
23,732
14,81162.41%
6,12925.83%
750.32%
960.40%
2320.98%
2,3649.96%
8,92137.59%

2000
23,185
14,77563.73%
6,44227.79%
510.22%
570.25%
1190.51%
1,7397.50%
8,41036.27%

1990
21,375
14,04265.69%
6,28629.41%
290.14%
710.33%
n/a
9474.43%
7,33334.31%

1980
22,299
14,23363.83%
7,13431.99%
720.32%
230.10%
n/a
8253.70%
8,06636.17%

1970
17,855
10,20557.15%
7,03239.38%
110.06%
80.04%
n/a
5713.20%
7,650 42.85%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
2,379 10.3
2,78212.0
-630-2.7
3521.5
36 0.2
511 2.2
1990's
NumberRate
2,743 12.8
3,12214.6
1,2495.8
2971.4
733 3.4
1,077 5.0
1980's
NumberRate
2,840 12.7
2,716 12.2
-1,025 -4.6
n/a
-191 -0.9
-733 -3.3
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
4,352 24.4
n/a
4,028 22.6
416 2.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Houston County, TX
[Display all years]

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
NumberPercent
43.9
4,358 19.9%
17,592 80.1%
4,890 22.3%
7,464
2.56
5,001 67.0%
3,688 73.7%
438 8.8%
2,463 33.0%

2010
NumberPercent
43.6
4,926 20.8%
18,806 79.2%
4,562 19.2%
8,656
2.41
5,868 67.8%
4,244 72.3%
627 10.7%
2,788 32.2%

2000
NumberPercent
40.0
5,389 23.2%
17,796 76.8%
4,099 17.7%
8,268
2.44
5,786 70.0%
4,392 75.9%
558 9.6%
2,482 30.0%

1990
NumberPercent
36.1
5,450 25.5%
15,925 74.5%
4,089 19.1%
7,773
2.52
5,646 72.6%
4,372 77.4%
585 10.4%
2,127 27.4%

1980
NumberPercent
33.6
5,442 24.4%
16,857 75.6%
3,980 17.8%
7,137
2.63
5,304 74.3%
4,532 85.4%
300 5.7%
1,833 25.7%

2022 Housing Data for Houston County, TX

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units10,840 
Median Value$128,300 
Occupied7,46468.9%
Vacant3,37631.1%
Owned5,18069.4%
Rented2,28430.6%
Median Rent$819 
Single-Family Units7,66070.7%
    Detached7,62570.3%
    Attached350.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units3223.0%
Mobile Homes2,21820.5%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Houston County, TX

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0004996.7%
$10,000 to $14,9994025.4%
$15,000 to $19,9995086.8%
$20,000 to $24,9995557.4%
$25,000 to $29,9993614.8%
$30,000 to $34,9993374.5%
$35,000 to $39,9993985.3%
$40,000 to $44,9992303.1%
$45,000 to $49,9993945.3%
$50,000 to $59,9996398.6%
$60,000 to $74,9996789.1%
$75,000 to $99,99984611.3%
$100,000 to $124,9995186.9%
$125,000 to $149,9993544.7%
$150,000 to $199,9994285.7%
$200,000 or more3174.2%
Median Household Income51,043 
Per Capita Income25,346 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state83 
Compared to U.S.72 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI4736.3%
Public Assistance1532.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1,25416.8%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed6,19253.6%
Unemployed3402.9%
In Armed Forces00.0%
Total Labor Force6,53256.6%
Not in Labor Force5,01843.4%
Real Unemployment Rate 46.4%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector2,4982,23652.8%
Non-Profit10654616.3%
Self-Employed45229560.5%
Local Government14635529.1%
State Government48545451.7%
Federal Government6615729.6%
Total Private + Self2,9502,53153.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.8031,51234.7%
Total3,7534,04348.1%
Pct. Govt.21.3%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts96112.3%
Sales and Office Occupations1,54619.8%
Professional, Technical1,51819.4%
Service Occupations1,81023.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing881.1%
All others1,98125.3%
White Collar 51.5%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance1,36317.4%
Educational services78910.1%
Retail trade7409.5%
Manufacturing6298.0%
Public administration5937.6%
Transportation and warehousing5416.9%
Construction5376.9%
Accommodation and food services5356.8%
Other services4345.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.3634.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting2913.7%
Professional, scientific, technical2313.0%
Finance and insurance2222.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1742.2%
Information1231.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation821.0%
Wholesale trade700.9%
Utilities680.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing310.4%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican2,38310.78%
Puerto Rican770.35%
Cuban50.02%
Dominican120.05%
Total Central American210.09%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan40.02%
Honduran170.08%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American350.16%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian280.13%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian70.03%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic1800.81%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino290.13%
Chinese120.05%
Cambodian100.05%
Thai90.04%
Laotian70.03%
Korean50.02%
Indian40.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English19,02990.5%
Spanish1,8678.9%
Other Asian440.2%
Tagalog290.1%
Korean240.1%
Other Indo-European180.1%
Arabic140.1%
Other70.0%
German, other Germanic20.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English2,87013.0%
Irish2,31610.5%
German1,8298.3%
American1,2065.5%
French5142.3%
Scottish3641.6%
Scotch-Irish3571.6%
African3461.6%
Polish2781.3%
Dutch2111.0%
Italian1960.9%
British1240.6%
Swedish1070.5%
Scandinavian1050.5%
Welsh780.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen21,64097.9%
Not a citizen4672.1%
Native21,45897.1%
Foreign-born6492.9%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Houston County, TX

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
982 6.0%1,892 11.6%6,391 39.2%4,642 28.4%1,719 10.5%692 4.2%
  Average years of education: 12.4
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 982 6.0%
9-12 Years 1,892 11.6%
H.S. Grad or GED 6,391 39.2%
Some College 4,642 28.4%
Bach. Degree 1,719 10.5%
Grad Degree 692 4.2%
Average years of education: 12.4

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Houston County, TX

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 8,483 8,045 438 5.2% 6.4%
1991 8,397 7,968 429 5.1% 7.0%
1992 8,522 8,049 473 5.6% 7.7%
1993 8,386 7,916 470 5.6% 7.2%
1994 8,115 7,755 360 4.4% 6.6%
1995 8,340 7,977 363 4.4% 6.1%
1996 8,200 7,898 302 3.7% 5.8%
1997 8,552 8,212 340 4.0% 5.4%
1998 8,871 8,510 361 4.1% 5.0%
1999 9,180 8,776 404 4.4% 4.7%
2000 9,095 8,621 474 5.2% 4.4%
2001 9,553 9,049 504 5.3% 5.0%
2002 9,283 8,674 609 6.6% 6.3%
2003 9,815 9,109 706 7.2% 6.7%
2004 9,394 8,750 644 6.9% 6.0%
2005 8,532 7,974 558 6.5% 5.5%
2006 8,055 7,555 500 6.2% 5.0%
2007 7,862 7,395 467 5.9% 4.4%
2008 7,979 7,463 516 6.5% 4.9%
2009 8,236 7,486 750 9.1% 7.5%
2010 10,552 9,739 813 7.7% 8.2%
2011 10,651 9,799 852 8.0% 8.0%
2012 10,052 9,347 705 7.0% 6.7%
2013 9,830 9,215 615 6.3% 6.3%
2014 9,788 9,297 491 5.0% 5.2%
2015 9,941 9,495 446 4.5% 4.5%
2016 10,067 9,602 465 4.6% 4.6%
2017 10,385 9,932 453 4.4% 4.3%
2018 10,198 9,816 382 3.7% 3.9%
2019 10,280 9,959 321 3.1% 3.5%
2020 10,010 9,481 529 5.3% 7.6%
2021 10,666 10,147 519 4.9% 5.6%
2022 10,548 10,173 375 3.6% 3.9%
2023 10,702 10,355 347 3.2% 3.9%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com