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DeWitt County, TX

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

AI Overview

DeWitt County is a small South Texas county of roughly 19,853 residents with an economy that punches well above its population size — a GDP per capita of $190,117 points to significant oil and gas extraction activity relative to the local workforce. The labor pool is modest, with a 49.8% participation rate, median worker earnings of $36,203, and only 15.7% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, signaling a predominantly blue-collar workforce accustomed to trades and field work. Housing costs are low — median home value of $167,200 and median rent of $955/month — though the county has shed 2.8% of its population over the past five years and carries a 15.9% poverty rate.

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

Population

19,853

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$63,730

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone11,786 (58.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone3,616 (18.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,388 (11.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,214 (6.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races716 (3.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone163 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,713
  2. 2.Vietnamese91
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic61
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic45
  5. 5.Other Indo-European28

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,019

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$190,117

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$30,723

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,146
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)985
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services948
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)668
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining653

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,431
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,777
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,614
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,258
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations937

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.52×)788
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.52×)676
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.45×)517
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.27×)1,048
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.16×)202

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$167,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$955/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999615 (12.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999465 (9.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999437 (8.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999421 (8.2%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999363 (7.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999349 (6.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

49.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,203

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,272 (79.8%)
  • Carpooled637 (8.1%)
  • Worked At Home501 (6.4%)
  • Walked189 (2.4%)
  • Other144 (1.8%)
  • Bicycle112 (1.4%)

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.