Bee County, TX
Demographic and economic profile of Bee County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Bee County, TX is a small county of roughly 31,000 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 45.7% and an unemployment rate of 5.9%, reflecting a constrained workforce where only 11.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median worker earnings stand at $34,906 against a median home value of $102,800 and median gross rent of $1,028 per month, pointing to a low-cost ownership market relative to wage levels. The county has seen a population decline of 5.2% over five years, a poverty rate of 17.0%, and a per capita income of $22,771, signaling ongoing economic pressure alongside its affordability profile.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-5.2% since 2018
Bee County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone13,725 (44.2%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race10,925 (35.1%)
- Some Other Race Alone2,821 (9.1%)
- Black or African American Alone2,262 (7.3%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races976 (3.1%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone218 (0.7%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish9,895
- 2.Other Indo-European98
- 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)63
- 4.German or other West Germanic41
- 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)22
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,854
- 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,578
- 3.Construction (Group)1,209
- 4.Public Administration (Group)1,159
- 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining883
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,660
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,336
- 3.Service Occupations2,171
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,494
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,478
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.08×)888
- 2.Public Administration (LQ 2.20×)1,140
- 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.30×)837
- 4.Construction (LQ 1.25×)952
- 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.15×)2,939
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.