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Upshur County, TX

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

AI Overview

Upshur County is a rural East Texas county of 41,864 residents, with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $21,632 against a median household income of $66,208, suggesting significant reliance on proprietor income or transfer payments alongside wage employment. The labor force participation rate is relatively low at 56.7%, and only 17.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 86.8% have completed high school; median worker earnings stand at $38,721 with a 4.4% unemployment rate. Housing costs remain modest—median home value of $171,200 and median gross rent of $1,015—and an 80.7% homeownership rate reflects the county's predominantly owner-occupied, rural character, with the population growing modestly by 2.7% over five years.

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

Population

41,864

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$66,208

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.7% since 2018

Upshur County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone33,744 (79.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,052 (7.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,319 (5.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,755 (4.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,344 (3.2%)
  • Asian Alone251 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,731
  2. 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)69
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)51
  4. 4.Other Indo-European36
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic24

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,184

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$21,632

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,748

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,027
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,007
  3. 3.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,889
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)1,745
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,643

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,151
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,942
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,901
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,575
  5. 5.Service Occupations2,487

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.41×)975
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.47×)1,823
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.37×)1,435
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.09×)2,130
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.00×)844

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$171,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,015/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,519 (12.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,289 (10.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,207 (9.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,168 (9.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,139 (9.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999858 (6.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,721

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone13,758 (79.4%)
  • Carpooled1,987 (11.5%)
  • Worked At Home1,348 (7.8%)
  • Other159 (0.9%)
  • Walked72 (0.4%)
  • Motorcycle8 (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.