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Rains County, TX

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

AI Overview

Rains County is a small, predominantly residential rural county of 12,505 people that grew 9.0% over five years, with an 82.9% homeownership rate and a median home value of $214,900 suggesting it functions partly as a bedroom community — reflected in a mean commute time of 39.9 minutes and a labor force participation rate of just 52.9%. The workforce skews older (median age 46.4) and leans toward trade and manual occupations, with 25.2% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings of $42,917. Unemployment sits at a low 2.4%, though GDP per capita of $19,886 against a median household income of $65,413 points to a workforce that earns primarily outside the county's own economic base.

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

Population

12,505

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$65,413

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+9.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone10,773 (84.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race741 (5.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races574 (4.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone319 (2.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone179 (1.4%)
  • Asian Alone128 (1.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish423
  2. 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)46
  3. 3.Other Indo-European21
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)20
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic16

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,243

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$19,886

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$38,483

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,343
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)661
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services528
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)492
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining390

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,806
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,018
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,007
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations839
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations706

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.80×)238
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 2.32×)285
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.22×)1,516
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.21×)445
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.11×)347

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$214,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$895/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

82.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999551 (13.7%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999508 (12.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999481 (12.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999393 (9.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999335 (8.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999305 (7.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

25.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

52.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,917

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

35.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,841 (72.1%)
  • Carpooled614 (11.5%)
  • Worked At Home502 (9.4%)
  • Other245 (4.6%)
  • Walked112 (2.1%)
  • Motorcycle13 (0.2%)

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.