2022 population: 3,982 ( 30 from 2010 , 31 from 2020)
Land area: 928.8 square miles
Population density: 4.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,848	71.52%	7.9%
Black:	19	0.48%	35.7%
Indian:	18	0.45%	63.6%
Asian:	10	0.25%	42.9%
2+ races:	37	0.93%	85.0%
Hispanic:	1,050	26.37%	21.5%

Total non-White:	1,134	28.48%	23.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	72	9.1
Deaths:	133	16.8
Net Migration:	92	11.6
Net Immigration:	-1	-0.1

Change in White population:	-244	-6.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	214	5.3

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
4,012
3,092	77.07%
14	0.35%
11	0.27%
7	0.17%
20	0.50%
864	21.54%
920	22.93%

2000
3,738
2,912	77.90%
5	0.13%
16	0.43%
2	0.05%
15	0.40%
783	20.95%
826	22.10%

1990
3,423
2,729	79.73%
13	0.38%
10	0.29%
0	0.00%
n/a
671	19.60%
694	20.27%

1980
3,683
3,066	83.25%
11	0.30%
6	0.16%
2	0.05%
n/a
598	16.24%
617	16.75%

1970
3,356
2,754	82.06%
8	0.24%
2	0.06%
1	0.03%
n/a
589	17.55%
602	17.94%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
330	8.8
446	11.9
352	9.4
17	0.5

180	4.8
94	2.5

Number	Rate
1990's
345	10.1
574	16.8
455	13.3
66	1.9

183	5.3
132	3.9

Number	Rate
1980's
403	10.9
533	14.5
-115	-3.1
n/a

-337	-9.2
77	2.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
455	13.6
n/a

312	9.3
15	0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Mason 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
48.2
884	22.2%
3,098	77.8%
1,235	31.0%

1,519
2.60

1,117	73.5%
1,002	89.7%
39	3.5%
402	26.5%

2010
Number	Percent
49.3
851	21.2%
3,161	78.8%
979	24.4%

1,754
2.29

1,189	67.8%
971	81.7%
81	6.8%
565	32.2%

2000
Number	Percent
46.6
839	22.4%
2,899	77.6%
879	23.5%

1,592
2.33

1,105	69.4%
980	88.7%
54	4.9%
487	30.6%

1990
Number	Percent
42.5
798	23.3%
2,625	76.7%
843	24.6%

1,440
2.33

1,020	70.8%
925	90.7%
41	4.0%
420	29.2%

1980
Number	Percent
41.7
899	24.4%
2,784	75.6%
882	23.9%

1,434
2.52

1,053	73.4%
961	91.3%
29	2.8%
381	26.6%

2022 Housing Data for Mason County, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	67	4.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	96	6.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	25	1.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	60	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	48	3.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	97	6.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	98	6.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	30	2.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	22	1.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	103	6.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	80	5.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	274	18.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	175	11.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	117	7.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	115	7.6%
$200,000 or more	112	7.4%

Median Household Income	77,583
Per Capita Income	36,235

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	88
Compared to U.S.	76

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	75	4.9%
Public Assistance	58	3.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	151	9.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,170	70.2%
Unemployed	47	2.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,217	73.0%
Not in Labor Force	450	27.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	451	369	55.0%
Non-Profit	15	78	16.1%
Self-Employed	178	126	58.6%

Local Government	155	116	57.2%
State Government	28	15	65.1%
Federal Government	0	98	0.0%

Total Private + Self	629	495	56.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	198	307	39.2%
Total	827	802	50.8%

Pct. Govt.	25.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	293	18.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	486	29.8%
Professional, Technical	399	24.5%
Service Occupations	201	12.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	37	2.3%
All others	250	15.3%

White Collar		72.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	240	14.7%
Retail trade	221	13.6%
Other services	140	8.6%
Transportation and warehousing	136	8.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	127	7.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	127	7.8%
Health care and social assistance	107	6.6%
Construction	105	6.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	98	6.0%
Information	78	4.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	57	3.5%
Accommodation and food services	52	3.2%
Finance and insurance	46	2.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	23	1.4%
Utilities	20	1.2%
Manufacturing	16	1.0%
Public administration	14	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	13	0.8%
Wholesale trade	9	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	761	19.22%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	1	0.03%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	1	0.03%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	24	0.61%
Filipino	4	0.10%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,976	82.2%
Spanish	522	14.4%
German, other Germanic	93	2.6%
Other Indo-European	24	0.7%
Tagalog	4	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,627	41.1%
Irish	699	17.7%
English	446	11.3%
American	264	6.7%
French	113	2.9%
Scottish	101	2.6%
European	84	2.1%
British	67	1.7%
Scandinavian	58	1.5%
Swiss	32	0.8%
Iranian	24	0.6%
Scotch-Irish	17	0.4%
Welsh	16	0.4%
Austrian	15	0.4%
Dutch West Indian	14	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,884	98.1%
Not a citizen	75	1.9%

Native	3,852	97.3%
Foreign-born	107	2.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
184	6.6%	234	8.5%	595	21.5%	704	25.4%	722	26.1%	330	11.9%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	184	6.6%
9-12 Years	234	8.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	595	21.5%
Some College	704	25.4%
Bach. Degree	722	26.1%
Grad Degree	330	11.9%
Average years of education: 13.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,542	1,500	42	2.7%	6.4%
1991	1,524	1,479	45	3.0%	7.0%
1992	1,576	1,514	62	3.9%	7.7%
1993	1,599	1,543	56	3.5%	7.2%
1994	1,596	1,550	46	2.9%	6.6%
1995	1,624	1,581	43	2.6%	6.1%
1996	1,608	1,567	41	2.5%	5.8%
1997	1,560	1,503	57	3.7%	5.4%
1998	1,544	1,502	42	2.7%	5.0%
1999	1,560	1,519	41	2.6%	4.7%

2000	2,025	1,965	60	3.0%	4.4%
2001	2,105	2,044	61	2.9%	5.0%
2002	2,236	2,157	79	3.5%	6.3%
2003	2,314	2,228	86	3.7%	6.7%
2004	2,281	2,200	81	3.6%	6.0%
2005	2,394	2,322	72	3.0%	5.5%
2006	2,429	2,355	74	3.0%	5.0%
2007	2,373	2,306	67	2.8%	4.4%
2008	2,348	2,277	71	3.0%	4.9%
2009	2,406	2,286	120	5.0%	7.5%

2010	1,994	1,868	126	6.3%	8.2%
2011	1,963	1,841	122	6.2%	8.0%
2012	1,965	1,863	102	5.2%	6.7%
2013	1,956	1,848	108	5.5%	6.3%
2014	1,894	1,806	88	4.6%	5.2%
2015	1,805	1,735	70	3.9%	4.5%
2016	1,791	1,726	65	3.6%	4.6%
2017	1,813	1,752	61	3.4%	4.3%
2018	1,773	1,718	55	3.1%	3.9%
2019	1,761	1,705	56	3.2%	3.5%

2020	1,726	1,630	96	5.6%	7.6%
2021	1,808	1,722	86	4.8%	5.6%
2022	1,827	1,766	61	3.3%	3.9%
2023	1,853	1,789	64	3.5%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,374
Median Value	$254,500

Occupied	1,519	64.0%
Vacant	855	36.0%

Owned	1,216	80.1%
Rented	303	19.9%
Median Rent	$818

Single-Family Units	2,100	88.5%
Detached	2,082	87.7%
Attached	18	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	11	0.5%
Mobile Homes	237	10.0%

Mason County, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Mason County, TX

2022 Housing Data for Mason County, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for Mason County, TX

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Mason County, TX

Historical Labor Force Data for Mason County, TX