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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

2,097

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$79,900

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

31.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

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%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish214
  2. 2.Other Indo-European15
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic4
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic3

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

35.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

52.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

12.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

7.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

129

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$155,714

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$31,637

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

0.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance242
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining119
  3. 3.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities100
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)90
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)60

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations339
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations147
  3. 3.Service Occupations135
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations134
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations102

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.43×)282

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$144,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,125/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $400,000 to $499,99965 (14.4%)
  • $60,000 to $69,99953 (11.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99948 (10.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99941 (9.1%)
  • $175,000 to $199,99940 (8.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,99937 (8.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

25.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

54.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,442

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

1.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone638 (75.1%)
  • Carpooled104 (12.2%)
  • Worked At Home61 (7.2%)
  • Walked38 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle8 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit1 (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.