2022 population: 6,632 ( 751 from 2010 , 107 from 2020)
Land area: 770.5 square miles
Population density: 8.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,614	39.41%	21.7%
Black:	368	5.55%	17.3%
Indian:	39	0.59%	56.0%
Asian:	54	0.81%	100.0%
2+ races:	68	1.03%	28.3%
Hispanic:	3,489	52.61%	0.1%

Total non-White:	4,018	60.59%	0.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	131	9.7
Deaths:	259	19.2
Net Migration:	19	1.4
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-723	-9.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	-28	-0.4

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
7,383
3,337	45.20%
445	6.03%
25	0.34%
27	0.37%
53	0.72%
3,487	47.23%
4,046	54.80%

2000
7,828
3,703	47.30%
521	6.66%
27	0.34%
23	0.29%
53	0.68%
3,490	44.58%
4,125	52.70%

1990
7,976
4,216	52.86%
606	7.60%
8	0.10%
0	0.00%
n/a
3,146	39.44%
3,760	47.14%

1980
9,289
4,989	53.71%
726	7.82%
0	0.00%
2	0.02%
n/a
3,564	38.37%
4,300	46.29%

1970
9,494
5,263	55.44%
573	6.04%
0	0.00%
5	0.05%
n/a
3,610	38.02%
4,231	44.56%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
880	11.2
789	10.1
-674	-8.6
4	0.1

-366	-4.7
-79	-1.0

Number	Rate
1990's
1,044	13.1
892	11.2
-413	-5.2
49	0.6

-513	-6.4
365	4.6

Number	Rate
1980's
1,371	14.8
896	9.6
-1,739	-18.7
n/a

-773	-8.3
-540	-5.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-779	-8.2
n/a

-274	-2.9
69	0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Refugio 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
42.9
1,517	22.9%
5,115	77.1%
1,499	22.6%

2,235
2.94

1,432	64.1%
894	62.4%
188	13.1%
803	35.9%

2010
Number	Percent
43.0
1,781	24.1%
5,602	75.9%
1,440	19.5%

2,841
2.55

2,016	71.0%
1,473	73.1%
184	9.1%
825	29.0%

2000
Number	Percent
38.5
2,045	26.1%
5,783	73.9%
1,325	16.9%

2,979
2.59

2,179	73.1%
1,673	76.8%
162	7.4%
800	26.9%

1990
Number	Percent
35.1
2,242	28.1%
5,734	71.9%
1,288	16.1%

2,907
2.72

2,179	75.0%
1,711	78.5%
170	7.8%
728	25.0%

1980
Number	Percent
30.8
2,848	30.7%
6,441	69.3%
1,233	13.3%

3,171
2.91

2,490	78.5%
2,117	85.0%
156	6.3%
681	21.5%

2022 Housing Data for Refugio County, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	96	4.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	157	7.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	235	10.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	82	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	98	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	153	6.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	32	1.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	37	1.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	102	4.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	336	15.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	218	9.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	342	15.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	131	5.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	72	3.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	65	2.9%
$200,000 or more	79	3.5%

Median Household Income	54,304
Per Capita Income	27,103

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	87
Compared to U.S.	76

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	147	6.6%
Public Assistance	83	3.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	406	18.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,046	58.1%
Unemployed	50	2.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,096	60.9%
Not in Labor Force	704	39.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		41.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,034	815	55.9%
Non-Profit	18	83	17.8%
Self-Employed	101	18	84.9%

Local Government	192	283	40.4%
State Government	28	24	53.8%
Federal Government	9	8	52.9%

Total Private + Self	1,135	833	57.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	247	398	38.3%
Total	1,382	1,231	52.9%

Pct. Govt.	20.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	142	5.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	652	25.0%
Professional, Technical	362	13.9%
Service Occupations	699	26.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	39	1.5%
All others	758	29.0%

White Collar		44.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	364	13.9%
Retail trade	353	13.5%
Construction	291	11.1%
Educational services	265	10.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	263	10.1%
Accommodation and food services	231	8.8%
Public administration	168	6.4%
Transportation and warehousing	161	6.2%
Finance and insurance	92	3.5%
Manufacturing	89	3.4%
Other services	60	2.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	50	1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	41	1.6%
Utilities	39	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	39	1.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	36	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	35	1.3%
Wholesale trade	31	1.2%
Information	5	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,351	49.88%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	22	0.33%
Costa Rican	22	0.33%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
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	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	100	1.49%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	15	0.22%
Chinese	1	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,499	71.0%
Spanish	1,810	28.5%
Other Indo-European	15	0.2%
Other	9	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	6	0.1%
German, other Germanic	1	0.0%
Chinese	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	828	12.3%
Irish	662	9.9%
English	288	4.3%
American	158	2.4%
Italian	133	2.0%
Czech	104	1.5%
French	62	0.9%
Dutch	57	0.8%
Swedish	39	0.6%
Polish	35	0.5%
French Canadian	34	0.5%
Scotch-Irish	30	0.4%
Scottish	26	0.4%
Welsh	22	0.3%
British	14	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,670	99.3%
Not a citizen	48	0.7%

Native	6,552	97.5%
Foreign-born	166	2.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
273	5.8%	487	10.4%	2,057	43.7%	1,359	28.9%	384	8.2%	143	3.0%
Average years of education: 12.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	273	5.8%
9-12 Years	487	10.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,057	43.7%
Some College	1,359	28.9%
Bach. Degree	384	8.2%
Grad Degree	143	3.0%
Average years of education: 12.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	3,374	3,263	111	3.3%	6.4%
1991	3,323	3,186	137	4.1%	7.0%
1992	3,315	3,125	190	5.7%	7.7%
1993	3,280	3,081	199	6.1%	7.2%
1994	3,288	3,050	238	7.2%	6.6%
1995	3,058	2,881	177	5.8%	6.1%
1996	3,006	2,858	148	4.9%	5.8%
1997	2,965	2,783	182	6.1%	5.4%
1998	2,973	2,828	145	4.9%	5.0%
1999	2,900	2,738	162	5.6%	4.7%

2000	3,700	3,541	159	4.3%	4.4%
2001	3,639	3,474	165	4.5%	5.0%
2002	3,674	3,486	188	5.1%	6.3%
2003	3,886	3,700	186	4.8%	6.7%
2004	3,932	3,721	211	5.4%	6.0%
2005	3,869	3,675	194	5.0%	5.5%
2006	3,808	3,632	176	4.6%	5.0%
2007	3,865	3,720	145	3.8%	4.4%
2008	4,041	3,884	157	3.9%	4.9%
2009	4,152	3,887	265	6.4%	7.5%

2010	3,333	3,040	293	8.8%	8.2%
2011	3,418	3,150	268	7.8%	8.0%
2012	3,501	3,291	210	6.0%	6.7%
2013	3,555	3,362	193	5.4%	6.3%
2014	3,595	3,440	155	4.3%	5.2%
2015	3,308	3,131	177	5.4%	4.5%
2016	3,137	2,929	208	6.6%	4.6%
2017	3,241	3,059	182	5.6%	4.3%
2018	3,136	2,991	145	4.6%	3.9%
2019	3,147	3,030	117	3.7%	3.5%

2020	3,083	2,831	252	8.2%	7.6%
2021	3,050	2,848	202	6.6%	5.6%
2022	2,968	2,828	140	4.7%	3.9%
2023	3,085	2,966	119	3.9%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,311
Median Value	$92,900

Occupied	2,235	67.5%
Vacant	1,076	32.5%

Owned	1,694	75.8%
Rented	541	24.2%
Median Rent	$720

Single-Family Units	2,665	80.5%
Detached	2,643	79.8%
Attached	22	0.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	133	4.0%
Mobile Homes	426	12.9%

Refugio County, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Refugio County, TX

2022 Housing Data for Refugio County, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for Refugio County, TX

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Refugio County, TX

Historical Labor Force Data for Refugio County, TX