place

El Campo, TX

Demographic and economic profile of El Campo, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

12,220

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$67,017

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

33.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.7% since 2018

El Campo added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone7,030 (57.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,202 (18.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,556 (12.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,180 (9.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races139 (1.1%)
  • Asian Alone69 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,661
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic29
  3. 3.Other Indo-European25
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island9

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

30.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

52.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

10.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

491

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$27,981

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

8.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care1,207
  2. 2.Retail Trade512
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities500
  4. 4.Construction455
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining394

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,259
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,113
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations951
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations945
  5. 5.Service Occupations928

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.98×)394
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 2.03×)232
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.72×)500
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.33×)455
  5. 5.Information (LQ 1.13×)105

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$183,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$973/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

60.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999469 (17.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999321 (12.2%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999286 (10.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999258 (9.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999247 (9.4%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999200 (7.6%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

80.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,468

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.6 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

5.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,031 (83.4%)
  • Carpooled578 (12.0%)
  • Worked at Home161 (3.3%)
  • Walked31 (0.6%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other21 (0.4%)
  • Public Transit14 (0.3%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.