Maverick County, TX
Demographic and economic profile of Maverick County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Maverick County, a border county of roughly 57,800 residents, has a foreign-born population of 30.6% and a median age of 30.3 years, reflecting its position along the U.S.-Mexico boundary. The labor force is relatively small in participation (58.4%) with a 7.6% unemployment rate, median worker earnings of $33,154, and only 15.3% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low—median home value of $151,500 and median gross rent of $789/month—though the county carries a 22.6% poverty rate and has seen a slight population decline of 0.3% over five years.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-0.3% since 2018
Maverick County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- Two Races Including Some Other Race40,267 (69.3%)
- White Alone9,998 (17.2%)
- Some Other Race Alone6,003 (10.3%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone1,005 (1.7%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races392 (0.7%)
- Asian Alone270 (0.5%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish46,271
- 2.Korean101
- 3.Other Indo-European48
- 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)30
- 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)7
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance6,033
- 2.Retail Trade (Group)2,937
- 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,106
- 4.Public Administration (Group)2,022
- 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,844
Top Occupations
- 1.Service Occupations5,823
- 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,471
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations4,105
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,755
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,393
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.17×)1,851
- 2.Public Administration (LQ 2.28×)2,415
- 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.48×)1,939
- 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.14×)5,993
- 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.09×)2,665
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.