Oldham County, TX
Demographic and economic profile of Oldham County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Oldham County is a small, rural Texas county of 2,097 residents with a GDP per capita of $155,714—far exceeding its per capita income of $31,637—suggesting output is concentrated in capital-intensive sectors rather than distributed broadly across wages. The labor force participation rate is 54.4% with an unemployment rate of just 0.7%, and 25.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, drawing from a workforce with median earnings of $36,442. The county's median home value of $144,800 and a young median age of 31.4 years accompany a poverty rate of 17.7%, with population nearly flat over five years at +0.3%.
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
Oldham County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone1,592 (70.8%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race391 (17.4%)
- Black or African American Alone197 (8.8%)
- Some Other Race Alone46 (2.0%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races16 (0.7%)
- Asian Alone7 (0.3%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish214
- 2.Other Indo-European15
- 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic4
- 4.German or other West Germanic3
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance242
- 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining119
- 3.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities100
- 4.Manufacturing (Group)90
- 5.Public Administration (Group)60
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations339
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations147
- 3.Service Occupations135
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations134
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations102
Housing
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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.