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Live Oak County, TX

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

AI Overview

Live Oak County's GDP per capita of $203,254 stands in sharp contrast to its median household income of $57,150 and per capita income of $27,757, a gap characteristic of capital-intensive oil and gas extraction economies. The labor force participation rate is low at 43.4%, and only 13.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, with a 5.4% unemployment rate across a population of 11,444 that has contracted 5.6% over five years. Housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $142,300 and median gross rent of $949/month, though a 17.2% poverty rate and 76.9% high school attainment rate reflect workforce depth constraints.

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

Population

11,444

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$57,150

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-5.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone8,104 (69.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,792 (15.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races716 (6.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone586 (5.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone262 (2.3%)
  • Asian Alone84 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,887
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island56
  3. 3.Korean38
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)29
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic23

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

8.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

547

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$203,254

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$27,757

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance820
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)626
  3. 3.Construction (Group)459
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services346
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining312

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,273
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations913
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations676
  4. 4.Service Occupations577
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations449

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.76×)353
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.65×)438
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.55×)282
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.48×)618
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.09×)198

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$142,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$949/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

71.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999489 (15.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999355 (11.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999334 (10.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999259 (8.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999191 (6.1%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999158 (5.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

13.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

76.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

43.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,763

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,013 (78.8%)
  • Carpooled438 (11.5%)
  • Worked At Home326 (8.5%)
  • Walked43 (1.1%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

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.