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Colorado County, TX

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

AI Overview

Colorado County is a small rural Texas county of 20,736 residents with an economy rooted in agriculture and related industries, reflected in a median worker earnings figure of $41,590 and a GDP per capita of $45,545. The labor force is modestly educated—24.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—with a participation rate of 58.3% and unemployment at 3.9%, suggesting a tight but limited pool of available workers. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $194,000 and median gross rent of $1,002 per month, though the county posted a population decline of 1.4% over the past five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

20,736

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$66,377

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.4% since 2018

Colorado County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone12,532 (59.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,051 (14.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,192 (10.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,159 (10.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races825 (3.9%)
  • Asian Alone141 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,303
  2. 2.Other Indo-European41
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic39
  4. 4.Vietnamese27
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic19

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

8.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

936

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$45,545

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$37,885

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,044
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,659
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)946
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services828
  5. 5.Construction (Group)747

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,232
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,872
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,801
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,431
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations851

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.24×)907
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.39×)293
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.30×)1,293
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.08×)464
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.04×)2,220

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$194,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,002/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999836 (13.2%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999700 (11.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999620 (9.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999511 (8.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999410 (6.5%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999359 (5.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,590

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,578 (83.2%)
  • Carpooled706 (7.8%)
  • Worked At Home461 (5.1%)
  • Walked312 (3.4%)
  • Other33 (0.4%)
  • Bicycle19 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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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.