2022 population: 42,488 ( 3,179 from 2010 , 1,598 from 2020)
Land area: 583.0 square miles
Population density: 72.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	33,373	78.55%	3.5%
Black:	3,372	7.94%	0.5%
Indian:	291	0.68%	41.3%
Asian:	315	0.74%	111.4%
2+ races:	944	2.22%	42.8%
Hispanic:	4,193	9.87%	60.5%

Total non-White:	9,115	21.45%	29.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	1,119	13.7
Deaths:	1,363	16.7
Net Migration:	1,815	22.2
Net Immigration:	29	0.4

Change in White population:	1,116	2.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,063	5.2

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
39,309
32,257	82.06%
3,388	8.62%
206	0.52%
149	0.38%
661	1.68%
2,613	6.65%
7,052	17.94%

2000
35,291
29,728	84.24%
3,557	10.08%
191	0.54%
72	0.20%
319	0.90%
1,394	3.95%
5,563	15.76%

1990
31,370
26,499	84.47%
3,869	12.33%
205	0.65%
15	0.05%
n/a
782	2.49%
4,871	15.53%

1980
28,595
23,880	83.51%
4,393	15.36%
119	0.42%
28	0.10%
n/a
173	0.61%
4,715	16.49%

1970
20,976
16,616	79.21%
4,222	20.13%
31	0.15%
5	0.02%
n/a
90	0.43%
4,360	20.79%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
4,484	12.7
3,783	10.7
2,016	5.7
181	0.5

2,529	7.2
1,489	4.2

Number	Rate
1990's
4,318	13.8
3,617	11.5
4,625	14.7
223	0.7

3,229	10.3
692	2.2

Number	Rate
1980's
4,579	16.0
3,044	10.6
1,448	5.1
n/a

2,619	9.2
156	0.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
6,557	31.3
n/a

7,264	34.6
355	1.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Upshur 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
40.9
9,824	23.1%
32,664	76.9%
7,540	17.7%

14,969
2.72

10,864	72.6%
8,119	74.7%
792	7.3%
4,105	27.4%

2010
Number	Percent
40.5
9,722	24.7%
29,587	75.3%
6,191	15.7%

14,925
2.60

10,868	72.8%
8,396	77.3%
869	8.0%
4,057	27.2%

2000
Number	Percent
37.5
9,509	26.9%
25,782	73.1%
5,039	14.3%

13,296
2.62

9,996	75.2%
8,140	81.4%
817	8.2%
3,300	24.8%

1990
Number	Percent
34.1
8,703	27.7%
22,667	72.3%
4,555	14.5%

11,373
2.69

8,850	77.8%
7,463	84.3%
471	5.3%
2,523	22.2%

1980
Number	Percent
31.9
8,584	30.0%
20,011	70.0%
4,291	15.0%

10,089
2.82

8,084	80.1%
7,197	89.0%
333	4.1%
2,005	19.9%

2022 Housing Data for Upshur County, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	743	5.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	960	6.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	739	4.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	635	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	668	4.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	679	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	670	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	535	3.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	692	4.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,105	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,551	10.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,792	12.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,288	8.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,118	7.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,050	7.0%
$200,000 or more	744	5.0%

Median Household Income	60,456
Per Capita Income	30,236

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	90
Compared to U.S.	77

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,040	6.9%
Public Assistance	375	2.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2,025	13.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	14,563	63.7%
Unemployed	765	3.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	15,328	67.1%
Not in Labor Force	7,523	32.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	6,748	5,328	55.9%
Non-Profit	443	835	34.7%
Self-Employed	1,216	638	65.6%

Local Government	538	624	46.3%
State Government	253	429	37.1%
Federal Government	141	76	65.0%

Total Private + Self	7,964	5,966	57.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,375	1,964	41.2%
Total	9,339	7,930	54.1%

Pct. Govt.	11.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2,076	12.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	4,139	24.0%
Professional, Technical	3,175	18.4%
Service Occupations	2,460	14.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	166	1.0%
All others	5,419	31.4%

White Collar		54.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	2,365	13.7%
Health care and social assistance	2,364	13.7%
Construction	1,757	10.2%
Manufacturing	1,500	8.7%
Educational services	1,452	8.4%
Transportation and warehousing	1,017	5.9%
Accommodation and food services	978	5.7%
Other services	919	5.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	750	4.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	735	4.3%
Finance and insurance	616	3.6%
Wholesale trade	469	2.7%
Utilities	466	2.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	428	2.5%
Public administration	411	2.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	379	2.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	297	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	212	1.2%
Information	154	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,621	8.78%
Puerto Rican	21	0.05%
Cuban	4	0.01%
Dominican	28	0.07%

Total Central American	8	0.02%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	8	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	34	0.08%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	18	0.04%
Colombian	16	0.04%
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	118	0.29%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Cambodian	83	0.20%
Filipino	69	0.17%
Indian	33	0.08%
Korean	15	0.04%
Chinese	13	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	36,895	94.9%
Spanish	1,779	4.6%
Other Asian	68	0.2%
Tagalog	65	0.2%
Other Indo-European	33	0.1%
German, other Germanic	25	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	16	0.0%
Korean	15	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	5,249	12.7%
American	4,692	11.4%
Irish	4,446	10.8%
German	4,319	10.5%
Scotch-Irish	957	2.3%
Scottish	899	2.2%
Italian	809	2.0%
European	524	1.3%
French	469	1.1%
Dutch	382	0.9%
Polish	283	0.7%
African	256	0.6%
Welsh	197	0.5%
British	180	0.4%
Swedish	169	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	40,462	98.1%
Not a citizen	799	1.9%

Native	39,878	96.6%
Foreign-born	1,383	3.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,205	4.3%	2,597	9.2%	9,348	33.1%	10,311	36.5%	3,463	12.2%	1,351	4.8%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,205	4.3%
9-12 Years	2,597	9.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	9,348	33.1%
Some College	10,311	36.5%
Bach. Degree	3,463	12.2%
Grad Degree	1,351	4.8%
Average years of education: 12.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	14,069	13,222	847	6.0%	6.4%
1991	14,625	13,508	1,117	7.6%	7.0%
1992	14,984	13,755	1,229	8.2%	7.7%
1993	15,116	14,015	1,101	7.3%	7.2%
1994	15,459	14,555	904	5.8%	6.6%
1995	16,004	14,964	1,040	6.5%	6.1%
1996	16,167	15,136	1,031	6.4%	5.8%
1997	16,727	15,635	1,092	6.5%	5.4%
1998	17,040	15,855	1,185	7.0%	5.0%
1999	17,077	16,006	1,071	6.3%	4.7%

2000	16,546	15,727	819	4.9%	4.4%
2001	16,817	15,942	875	5.2%	5.0%
2002	17,217	16,127	1,090	6.3%	6.3%
2003	17,675	16,520	1,155	6.5%	6.7%
2004	18,392	17,339	1,053	5.7%	6.0%
2005	18,841	17,895	946	5.0%	5.5%
2006	18,833	17,956	877	4.7%	5.0%
2007	19,161	18,385	776	4.0%	4.4%
2008	19,804	18,964	840	4.2%	4.9%
2009	19,707	18,221	1,486	7.5%	7.5%

2010	18,309	16,691	1,618	8.8%	8.2%
2011	18,607	17,079	1,528	8.2%	8.0%
2012	18,681	17,430	1,251	6.7%	6.7%
2013	18,502	17,309	1,193	6.4%	6.3%
2014	18,551	17,585	966	5.2%	5.2%
2015	17,983	17,032	951	5.3%	4.5%
2016	17,903	16,754	1,149	6.4%	4.6%
2017	17,717	16,782	935	5.3%	4.3%
2018	17,670	16,925	745	4.2%	3.9%
2019	17,999	17,334	665	3.7%	3.5%

2020	17,448	16,103	1,345	7.7%	7.6%
2021	17,658	16,561	1,097	6.2%	5.6%
2022	17,822	17,063	759	4.3%	3.9%
2023	18,174	17,405	769	4.2%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	17,383
Median Value	$166,600

Occupied	14,969	86.1%
Vacant	2,414	13.9%

Owned	11,722	78.3%
Rented	3,247	21.7%
Median Rent	$958

Single-Family Units	12,825	73.8%
Detached	12,635	72.7%
Attached	190	1.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	189	1.1%
Mobile Homes	3,531	20.3%

Upshur County, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Upshur County, TX

2022 Housing Data for Upshur County, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for Upshur County, TX

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Upshur County, TX

Historical Labor Force Data for Upshur County, TX