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Walker County, TX


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Huntsville, TX
Designated Market Area: Houston, TX
USDA County Type (2015): Government, Low Employment
American Communities Project County Type (2023): College Towns

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2022 population: 78,870   ( 11,009 from 2010 , 2,468 from 2020)
Land area: 784.2 square miles
Population density: 100.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:43,990 55.78% 10.9%
Black:17,93822.74% 18.8%
Indian:2530.32% 36.0%
Asian:9021.14% 41.8%
2+ races:1,0121.28% 25.1%
Hispanic:14,77518.73% 29.7%
Total non-White:34,88044.22% 23.7%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,440 9.4
Deaths:1,55210.2
Net Migration: 2,35515.4
Net Immigration: 3212.1
Change in White population:4,319 6.4
Change in Non-White pop.:6,690 9.9




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
67,861
39,67158.46%
15,09822.25%
1860.27%
6360.94%
8091.19%
11,38916.78%
28,19041.54%

2000
61,758
37,09060.06%
14,67223.76%
1690.27%
4890.79%
5560.90%
8,71214.11%
24,66839.94%

1990
50,917
32,84964.51%
12,00523.58%
2570.50%
3500.69%
n/a
5,45610.72%
18,06835.49%

1980
41,789
28,17167.41%
9,97023.86%
2370.57%
3220.77%
n/a
3,0497.30%
13,61832.59%

1970
27,680
18,78867.88%
7,49227.07%
90.03%
340.12%
n/a
1,3144.75%
8,892 32.12%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
5,733 9.3
3,9436.4
-24-0.0
9011.5
2,581 4.2
3,522 5.7
1990's
NumberRate
5,914 11.6
3,6657.2
1,4362.8
5441.1
4,241 8.3
6,600 13.0
1980's
NumberRate
6,015 14.4
2,709 6.5
6,111 14.6
n/a
4,678 11.2
4,450 10.6
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
11,676 42.2
n/a
9,383 33.9
4,726 17.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Walker 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
NumberPercent
36.5
10,951 13.9%
67,919 86.1%
10,446 13.2%
24,592
2.47
13,561 55.1%
9,429 69.5%
1,412 10.4%
11,031 44.9%

2010
NumberPercent
34.5
11,318 16.7%
56,543 83.3%
6,980 10.3%
20,969
2.44
12,354 58.9%
8,717 70.6%
1,456 11.8%
8,615 41.1%

2000
NumberPercent
31.1
10,939 17.7%
50,819 82.3%
5,560 9.0%
18,331
2.44
11,533 62.9%
8,912 77.3%
1,145 9.9%
6,798 37.1%

1990
NumberPercent
30.5
9,792 19.2%
41,125 80.8%
4,593 9.0%
14,914
2.48
9,672 64.9%
7,634 78.9%
929 9.6%
5,242 35.1%

1980
NumberPercent
28.0
7,602 18.2%
34,187 81.8%
3,480 8.3%
11,845
2.53
7,630 64.4%
6,392 83.8%
519 6.8%
4,215 35.6%

2022 Housing Data for Walker County, TX

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units28,801 
Median Value$187,200 
Occupied24,59285.4%
Vacant4,20914.6%
Owned13,49354.9%
Rented11,09945.1%
Median Rent$976 
Single-Family Units14,80051.4%
    Detached14,40050.0%
    Attached4001.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units5,87520.4%
Mobile Homes5,70919.8%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Walker County, TX

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0002,82811.5%
$10,000 to $14,9991,1194.6%
$15,000 to $19,9998003.3%
$20,000 to $24,9991,3905.7%
$25,000 to $29,9991,7547.1%
$30,000 to $34,9991,1724.8%
$35,000 to $39,9991,2675.2%
$40,000 to $44,9991,0734.4%
$45,000 to $49,9991,3535.5%
$50,000 to $59,9992,0808.5%
$60,000 to $74,9992,0548.4%
$75,000 to $99,9992,69210.9%
$100,000 to $124,9992,2139.0%
$125,000 to $149,9997943.2%
$150,000 to $199,9991,1924.8%
$200,000 or more8113.3%
Median Household Income47,193 
Per Capita Income23,220 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state94 
Compared to U.S.81 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,2034.9%
Public Assistance6162.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps2,77111.3%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed23,50151.0%
Unemployed1,9554.2%
In Armed Forces420.1%
Total Labor Force25,49855.4%
Not in Labor Force20,54544.6%
Real Unemployment Rate 48.9%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector9,9916,30661.3%
Non-Profit56867045.9%
Self-Employed1,30774563.7%
Local Government1,17973461.6%
State Government3,6473,43051.5%
Federal Government27421955.6%
Total Private + Self11,2987,05161.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.5,6685,05352.9%
Total16,96612,10458.4%
Pct. Govt.32.6%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts2,3888.2%
Sales and Office Occupations5,42718.6%
Professional, Technical5,20617.9%
Service Occupations8,33328.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing970.3%
All others7,76626.7%
White Collar 44.7%
Industry
 Number%
Public administration4,84416.6%
Educational services4,79116.5%
Retail trade2,7369.4%
Health care and social assistance2,6959.3%
Accommodation and food services2,6339.0%
Construction2,1607.4%
Manufacturing1,7346.0%
Transportation and warehousing1,6635.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.8983.1%
Other services8873.0%
Professional, scientific, technical7762.7%
Wholesale trade6462.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting5321.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing4641.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation4501.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction3341.1%
Utilities3241.1%
Information2821.0%
Finance and insurance2710.9%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican11,86515.37%
Puerto Rican2150.28%
Cuban190.02%
Dominican50.01%
Total Central American1,0981.42%
Costa Rican60.01%
Guatemalan660.09%
Honduran860.11%
Nicaraguan180.02%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran9221.19%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1140.15%
Argentinean220.03%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian370.05%
Ecuadorian550.07%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic9101.18%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Vietnamese2110.27%
Filipino2040.26%
Indian1870.24%
Chinese1810.23%
Japanese800.10%
Korean290.04%
Mongolian230.03%
Cambodian200.03%
Thai50.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English61,48282.9%
Spanish10,35614.0%
Other1,2201.6%
Other Asian2760.4%
Tagalog1960.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun1150.2%
Chinese1140.2%
Other Indo-European1050.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic970.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English10,24813.3%
American9,46012.3%
German8,54911.1%
Irish8,35310.8%
French2,1172.7%
European1,7992.3%
Nigerian1,4741.9%
Italian1,3311.7%
Scottish1,2361.6%
Scotch-Irish1,0911.4%
Polish1,0871.4%
African6590.9%
Czech5500.7%
Welsh3240.4%
French Canadian2390.3%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen73,08394.7%
Not a citizen4,0995.3%
Native71,51692.7%
Foreign-born5,6667.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Walker County, TX

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
3,032 5.9%4,504 8.8%19,589 38.2%14,218 27.7%6,420 12.5%3,481 6.8%
  Average years of education: 12.7
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 3,032 5.9%
9-12 Years 4,504 8.8%
H.S. Grad or GED 19,589 38.2%
Some College 14,218 27.7%
Bach. Degree 6,420 12.5%
Grad Degree 3,481 6.8%
Average years of education: 12.7

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


Historical Labor Force Data for Walker County, TX

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 19,708 18,798 910 4.6% 6.4%
1991 19,859 19,163 696 3.5% 7.0%
1992 20,590 19,903 687 3.3% 7.7%
1993 20,726 20,059 667 3.2% 7.2%
1994 22,056 21,468 588 2.7% 6.6%
1995 22,626 22,067 559 2.5% 6.1%
1996 22,573 21,976 597 2.6% 5.8%
1997 23,311 22,707 604 2.6% 5.4%
1998 23,324 22,802 522 2.2% 5.0%
1999 23,508 22,991 517 2.2% 4.7%
2000 25,176 23,989 1,187 4.7% 4.4%
2001 25,052 23,730 1,322 5.3% 5.0%
2002 25,553 24,070 1,483 5.8% 6.3%
2003 26,032 24,315 1,717 6.6% 6.7%
2004 26,146 24,574 1,572 6.0% 6.0%
2005 26,143 24,660 1,483 5.7% 5.5%
2006 26,232 24,808 1,424 5.4% 5.0%
2007 25,846 24,610 1,236 4.8% 4.4%
2008 26,336 24,957 1,379 5.2% 4.9%
2009 27,748 25,817 1,931 7.0% 7.5%
2010 23,273 21,456 1,817 7.8% 8.2%
2011 23,164 21,285 1,879 8.1% 8.0%
2012 23,098 21,501 1,597 6.9% 6.7%
2013 23,077 21,539 1,538 6.7% 6.3%
2014 23,124 21,851 1,273 5.5% 5.2%
2015 22,988 21,817 1,171 5.1% 4.5%
2016 23,797 22,547 1,250 5.3% 4.6%
2017 23,685 22,580 1,105 4.7% 4.3%
2018 23,872 22,865 1,007 4.2% 3.9%
2019 24,109 23,163 946 3.9% 3.5%
2020 24,085 22,343 1,742 7.2% 7.6%
2021 24,081 22,574 1,507 6.3% 5.6%
2022 23,957 22,834 1,123 4.7% 3.9%
2023 24,262 23,148 1,114 4.6% 3.9%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com