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Roberts County, TX

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

AI Overview

Roberts County is a sparsely populated rural Texas county of 785 residents centered on oil and gas extraction, reflected in a GDP per capita of $237,952 that vastly exceeds median worker earnings of $37,679—a gap typical of capital-intensive energy economies. The labor force is small and nearly entirely employed, with a 0.5% unemployment rate and 97.5% high school attainment, though only 22.0% hold a bachelor's degree. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $176,800 and median rent of $769/month, but the county has shed 11.3% of its population over the past five years.

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

Population

785

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$67,868

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-11.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone778 (93.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races37 (4.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone8 (1.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race4 (0.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone3 (0.4%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone2 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish15
  2. 2.Other Indo-European13

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

28.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

42

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$237,952

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$31,522

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

0.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Retail Trade (Group)81
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining67
  3. 3.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance58
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)39
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities36

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations125
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations102
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations68
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations61
  5. 5.Service Occupations32

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

Not yet cached for this geography.

Housing

Median Home Value

$176,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$769/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

85.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,99939 (14.2%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99926 (9.5%)
  • $125,000 to $149,99925 (9.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,99925 (9.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99925 (9.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99925 (9.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

22.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

97.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,679

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone313 (80.7%)
  • Walked27 (7.0%)
  • Carpooled24 (6.2%)
  • Other17 (4.4%)
  • Worked At Home7 (1.8%)
  • 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.