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Van Zandt County, TX

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

AI Overview

Van Zandt County is a largely rural East Texas county of 65,304 residents that grew 12.8% over five years, pointing to steady residential expansion in a low-cost market where the median home value sits at $199,500 and median gross rent at $1,010 per month. The workforce of roughly 36,700 labor-force participants skews older (median age 42.0) and leans toward trade and manual occupations, with only 18.2% holding a bachelor's degree or higher; median worker earnings of $40,116 and an unemployment rate of 4.0% reflect a modest but stable wage base. An 81.5% homeownership rate and a poverty rate of 11.5% characterize a predominantly owner-occupied community, though a mean commute of 36.8 minutes suggests many residents work outside the county.

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

Population

65,304

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$69,475

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+12.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone52,813 (84.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race4,050 (6.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,937 (3.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,858 (3.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,456 (2.3%)
  • Asian Alone301 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish4,642
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic121
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)97
  4. 4.Other Indo-European64
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)38

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,124

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$23,633

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$34,078

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,015
  2. 2.Construction (Group)3,482
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)3,010
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)2,939
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,458

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,652
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations5,862
  3. 3.Service Occupations4,837
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations4,128
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,977

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.41×)1,437
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.38×)2,514
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.35×)825
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.20×)3,145
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.15×)1,437

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$199,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,010/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9992,590 (14.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,167 (11.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,964 (10.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,893 (10.2%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,377 (7.5%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,297 (7.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,116

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

36.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone20,518 (76.3%)
  • Worked At Home3,244 (12.1%)
  • Carpooled2,570 (9.6%)
  • Other302 (1.1%)
  • Walked227 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit36 (0.1%)

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.