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Bosque County, TX

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

AI Overview

Bosque County is a small, rural Texas county of 18,546 residents with a predominantly owner-occupied housing stock — 75.9% homeownership — and low occupancy costs, with a median home value of $184,500 and median gross rent of $926/month. The labor force participation rate of 53.0% reflects an older workforce (median age 46.2) and a modest educational attainment base, with 20.7% holding a bachelor's degree or higher; median worker earnings stand at $40,700 against a household income of $68,914. The county posted 2.3% population growth over five years, a 4.1% unemployment rate, and a poverty rate of 9.1%, with a mean commute of 29.7 minutes suggesting workers largely access jobs outside the county.

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

Population

18,546

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$68,914

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone14,409 (77.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,109 (11.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,104 (5.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races713 (3.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone230 (1.2%)
  • Asian Alone81 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,325
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic58
  3. 3.Other Indo-European57
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)19
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)3

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

25.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

6.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,368

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$35,715

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$35,879

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,967
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,042
  3. 3.Construction (Group)965
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)623
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services562

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,382
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,551
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,409
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,293
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,066

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.61×)444
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.94×)1,038
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.30×)476
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.13×)950
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.04×)1,886

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$184,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$926/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999890 (15.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999684 (12.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999644 (11.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999400 (7.0%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999399 (7.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999371 (6.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

53.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,929 (79.4%)
  • Worked At Home728 (9.7%)
  • Carpooled641 (8.6%)
  • Other85 (1.1%)
  • Walked79 (1.1%)
  • Bicycle6 (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.