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Mills County, TX

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

AI Overview

Mills County is a small, rural Texas county with a population of 4,499 and a labor force participation rate of just 53.0%, reflecting its older median age of 47.9 years. The workforce skews toward lower-cost labor, with median worker earnings of $36,472 and median household income of $67,620, while housing remains affordable at a median home value of $200,200 and median gross rent of $713 per month. The county has seen an 8.2% population decline over five years, and an 84.5% homeownership rate and 3.9% unemployment rate point to a stable but contracting resident base with limited labor pool depth.

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

Population

4,499

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$67,620

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

47.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-8.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone3,474 (77.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race627 (13.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races193 (4.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone156 (3.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone30 (0.7%)
  • Asian Alone30 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish535
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic25
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)9
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island3
  5. 5.Other Indo-European2

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

28.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

228

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$66,262

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$36,334

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance601
  2. 2.Construction (Group)256
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)178
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining142
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services141

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations762
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations367
  3. 3.Service Occupations360
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations344
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations199

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.69×)146
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 2.19×)295
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.28×)118
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.12×)512
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.06×)138

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$200,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$713/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999154 (10.7%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999154 (10.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999152 (10.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999112 (7.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999105 (7.3%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,99993 (6.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

28.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

53.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,472

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

1.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,523 (76.6%)
  • Carpooled282 (14.2%)
  • Worked At Home134 (6.7%)
  • Walked23 (1.2%)
  • Other21 (1.1%)
  • Motorcycle5 (0.3%)

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.