Freestone County, TX
Demographic and economic profile of Freestone County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Freestone County is a small, rural East Texas county with a population of 19,813 and a low unemployment rate of 1.9%, though labor force participation is notably limited at 47.5%, reflecting the county's older median age of 41.1 years. The workforce skews toward lower educational attainment, with only 15.9% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings of $38,477 sit below the state norm, while median home values of $164,400 and gross rent of $844/month point to a low-cost operating environment. Population has been essentially flat over five years (+0.5%), and a homeownership rate of 75.4% with a poverty rate of 14.3% characterizes a settled, working-class residential base rather than a fast-growing labor market.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+0.5% since 2018
Freestone County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone13,164 (65.7%)
- Black or African American Alone2,908 (14.5%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race2,732 (13.6%)
- Some Other Race Alone615 (3.1%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races494 (2.5%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone92 (0.5%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish1,968
- 2.Arabic44
- 3.Other Indo-European43
- 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)41
- 5.Vietnamese11
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,011
- 2.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities805
- 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services684
- 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining653
- 5.Retail Trade (Group)564
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,681
- 2.Service Occupations1,492
- 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,186
- 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,132
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,125
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.45×)523
- 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.58×)683
- 3.Other Services (LQ 1.52×)527
- 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.40×)488
- 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.16×)1,996
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.