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Bandera County, TX

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

AI Overview

Bandera County is a small, rural Texas county of 21,589 residents with an economy that generates a GDP per capita of just $19,033 against a median household income of $75,813, suggesting significant reliance on non-wage income among its largely homeowning population (86.2% homeownership rate). The workforce is constrained, with only 51.7% labor force participation, a 7.4% unemployment rate, and a median age of 53.5 years, and just 25.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The county has seen slight population decline of 0.8% over five years, and a mean commute of 41 minutes points to workers traveling well outside the county for employment.

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

Population

21,589

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$75,813

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

53.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone16,998 (77.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,042 (13.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone853 (3.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races613 (2.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone274 (1.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone131 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,410
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic221
  3. 3.Arabic33
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic32
  5. 5.Other Indo-European23

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

29.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,433

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$19,033

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$39,552

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,731
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,229
  3. 3.Construction (Group)1,227
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)1,130
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services965

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,750
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,695
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,528
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,227
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,173

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.29×)323
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 2.05×)1,249
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.29×)1,405
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.24×)516
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.23×)1,183

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$249,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$998/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

85.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,284 (16.2%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,035 (13.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,019 (12.8%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,015 (12.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999639 (8.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999352 (4.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

25.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

51.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,822

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

41.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

1.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,403 (79.5%)
  • Worked At Home884 (9.5%)
  • Carpooled726 (7.8%)
  • Walked148 (1.6%)
  • Other115 (1.2%)
  • Taxi33 (0.4%)

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.