2022 population: 17,962 ( 588 from 2010 , 95 from 2020)
Land area: 914.5 square miles
Population density: 19.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	13,569	75.54%	9.3%
Black:	250	1.39%	13.6%
Indian:	109	0.61%	31.3%
Asian:	114	0.63%	90.0%
2+ races:	240	1.34%	34.1%
Hispanic:	3,680	20.49%	20.9%

Total non-White:	4,393	24.46%	22.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	463	13.0
Deaths:	763	21.4
Net Migration:	375	10.5
Net Immigration:	19	0.5

Change in White population:	-1,390	-7.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	802	4.3

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
18,550
14,959	80.64%
220	1.19%
83	0.45%
60	0.32%
179	0.96%
3,045	16.42%
3,591	19.36%

2000
17,943
15,519	86.49%
217	1.21%
78	0.43%
54	0.30%
162	0.90%
1,906	10.62%
2,424	13.51%

1990
18,126
16,623	91.71%
350	1.93%
34	0.19%
84	0.46%
n/a
1,035	5.71%
1,503	8.29%

1980
19,083
17,986	94.25%
264	1.38%
50	0.26%
66	0.35%
n/a
717	3.76%
1,097	5.75%

1970
15,400
14,647	95.11%
243	1.58%
3	0.02%
8	0.05%
n/a
497	3.23%
753	4.89%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
2,154	12.0
2,394	13.3
-16	-0.1
185	1.0

-560	-3.1
1,167	6.5

Number	Rate
1990's
2,269	12.5
2,574	14.2
-303	-1.7
148	0.8

-1,104	-6.1
921	5.1

Number	Rate
1980's
3,206	16.8
2,536	13.3
-1,482	-7.8
n/a

-1,363	-7.1
406	2.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
3,627	23.6
n/a

3,339	21.7
344	2.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Young 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
40.3
4,276	23.8%
13,686	76.2%
3,733	20.8%

7,565
2.33

4,936	65.2%
3,741	75.8%
562	11.4%
2,629	34.8%

2010
Number	Percent
41.8
4,459	24.0%
14,091	76.0%
3,422	18.4%

7,343
2.49

5,223	71.1%
4,059	77.7%
437	8.4%
2,120	28.9%

2000
Number	Percent
40.5
4,470	24.9%
13,473	75.1%
3,537	19.7%

7,161
2.45

5,118	71.5%
4,298	84.0%
409	8.0%
2,043	28.5%

1990
Number	Percent
36.3
4,765	26.3%
13,361	73.7%
3,330	18.4%

7,113
2.51

5,239	73.7%
4,562	87.1%
268	5.1%
1,874	26.3%

1980
Number	Percent
34.8
5,042	26.4%
14,041	73.6%
3,550	18.6%

7,344
2.55

5,564	75.8%
5,005	90.0%
204	3.7%
1,780	24.2%

2022 Housing Data for Young County, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	464	6.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	340	4.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	159	2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	444	5.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	327	4.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	447	5.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	280	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	474	6.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	225	3.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	430	5.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	484	6.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,085	14.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,004	13.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	607	8.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	508	6.7%
$200,000 or more	287	3.8%

Median Household Income	65,565
Per Capita Income	35,039

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	87
Compared to U.S.	75

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	454	6.0%
Public Assistance	143	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,010	13.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,865	70.0%
Unemployed	171	2.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	6,036	72.1%
Not in Labor Force	2,338	27.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,946	2,132	58.0%
Non-Profit	180	449	28.6%
Self-Employed	980	337	74.4%

Local Government	461	433	51.6%
State Government	58	26	69.0%
Federal Government	124	78	61.4%

Total Private + Self	3,926	2,469	61.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	823	986	45.5%
Total	4,749	3,455	57.9%

Pct. Govt.	14.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,250	15.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,621	19.7%
Professional, Technical	1,003	12.2%
Service Occupations	1,664	20.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	146	1.8%
All others	2,679	32.6%

White Collar		47.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	938	11.4%
Retail trade	926	11.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	880	10.7%
Health care and social assistance	879	10.7%
Construction	797	9.7%
Educational services	647	7.9%
Public administration	493	6.0%
Other services	476	5.8%
Accommodation and food services	422	5.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	405	4.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	261	3.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	242	2.9%
Finance and insurance	240	2.9%
Transportation and warehousing	193	2.3%
Utilities	142	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	111	1.4%
Information	77	0.9%
Wholesale trade	48	0.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	40	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,168	17.70%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	20	0.11%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	195	1.09%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	154	0.86%
Honduran	20	0.11%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	21	0.12%
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	141	0.79%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	62	0.35%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	14,373	85.0%
Spanish	2,370	14.0%
Other Asian	83	0.5%
Arabic	23	0.1%
Korean	23	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	19	0.1%
German, other Germanic	14	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	10	0.1%
Other Indo-European	3	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	2,068	11.6%
American	1,367	7.6%
German	1,331	7.4%
Irish	1,122	6.3%
European	490	2.7%
Scotch-Irish	314	1.8%
Scottish	305	1.7%
French	167	0.9%
Italian	162	0.9%
Slovene	116	0.6%
British	112	0.6%
Dutch	86	0.5%
Norwegian	86	0.5%
Czech	60	0.3%
Polish	45	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	16,964	94.8%
Not a citizen	939	5.2%

Native	16,528	92.3%
Foreign-born	1,375	7.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
641	5.2%	837	6.7%	4,077	32.8%	4,070	32.8%	2,002	16.1%	799	6.4%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	641	5.2%
9-12 Years	837	6.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,077	32.8%
Some College	4,070	32.8%
Bach. Degree	2,002	16.1%
Grad Degree	799	6.4%
Average years of education: 12.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	8,589	8,297	292	3.4%	6.4%
1991	8,743	8,242	501	5.7%	7.0%
1992	8,842	8,150	692	7.8%	7.7%
1993	8,904	8,270	634	7.1%	7.2%
1994	8,727	7,954	773	8.9%	6.6%
1995	8,749	8,117	632	7.2%	6.1%
1996	8,506	7,906	600	7.1%	5.8%
1997	8,365	7,811	554	6.6%	5.4%
1998	8,313	7,788	525	6.3%	5.0%
1999	8,261	7,812	449	5.4%	4.7%

2000	8,857	8,409	448	5.1%	4.4%
2001	8,755	8,323	432	4.9%	5.0%
2002	8,904	8,384	520	5.8%	6.3%
2003	8,955	8,418	537	6.0%	6.7%
2004	9,015	8,548	467	5.2%	6.0%
2005	9,387	8,984	403	4.3%	5.5%
2006	9,659	9,286	373	3.9%	5.0%
2007	9,545	9,234	311	3.3%	4.4%
2008	9,821	9,481	340	3.5%	4.9%
2009	9,700	9,077	623	6.4%	7.5%

2010	8,658	7,990	668	7.7%	8.2%
2011	8,589	7,953	636	7.4%	8.0%
2012	8,550	8,065	485	5.7%	6.7%
2013	8,556	8,111	445	5.2%	6.3%
2014	8,657	8,299	358	4.1%	5.2%
2015	8,473	8,109	364	4.3%	4.5%
2016	8,312	7,947	365	4.4%	4.6%
2017	8,074	7,768	306	3.8%	4.3%
2018	8,163	7,898	265	3.2%	3.9%
2019	7,996	7,760	236	3.0%	3.5%

2020	7,803	7,393	410	5.3%	7.6%
2021	8,125	7,754	371	4.6%	5.6%
2022	8,083	7,806	277	3.4%	3.9%
2023	8,208	7,931	277	3.4%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	8,554
Median Value	$142,100

Occupied	7,565	88.4%
Vacant	989	11.6%

Owned	5,573	73.7%
Rented	1,992	26.3%
Median Rent	$823

Single-Family Units	6,900	80.7%
Detached	6,769	79.1%
Attached	131	1.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	284	3.3%
Mobile Homes	693	8.1%

Young County, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Young County, TX

2022 Housing Data for Young County, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for Young County, TX

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Young County, TX

Historical Labor Force Data for Young County, TX