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Presidio County, TX

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

AI Overview

Presidio County is a small, remote Texas border county of 6,043 residents with a 30.6% foreign-born population and an economy characterized by high unemployment (11.1%), a 36.3% poverty rate, and median worker earnings of just $21,700. The available labor pool is limited, with a 58.4% labor force participation rate and only 20.2% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are exceptionally low—median home value of $123,100 and median gross rent of $445/month—though the county has shed 15.2% of its population over the past five years.

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

Population

6,043

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$43,802

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-15.2% since 2018

Presidio County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,011 (50.8%)
  • White Alone2,683 (45.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone105 (1.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone45 (0.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races43 (0.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone42 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,974
  2. 2.Vietnamese1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

27.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

50.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

30.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

130

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$42,782

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$22,463

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

11.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

36.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance522
  2. 2.Public Administration (Group)337
  3. 3.Construction (Group)282
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services238
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services178

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,013
  2. 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations431
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations359
  4. 4.Service Occupations325
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations307

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.73×)251
  2. 2.Information (LQ 3.35×)147
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 2.39×)264
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 2.03×)328
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.19×)131

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$123,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$445/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $50,000 to $59,999364 (19.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999290 (15.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999205 (11.0%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999134 (7.2%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999132 (7.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999118 (6.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

66.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$21,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

9.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,571 (65.5%)
  • Walked224 (9.3%)
  • Worked At Home183 (7.6%)
  • Carpooled169 (7.0%)
  • Bicycle152 (6.3%)
  • Other101 (4.2%)

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.