Roberts County, TX
Demographic and economic profile of Roberts County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Roberts County is a sparsely populated rural Texas county of 785 residents centered on oil and gas extraction, reflected in a GDP per capita of $237,952 that vastly exceeds median worker earnings of $37,679—a gap typical of capital-intensive energy economies. The labor force is small and nearly entirely employed, with a 0.5% unemployment rate and 97.5% high school attainment, though only 22.0% hold a bachelor's degree. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $176,800 and median rent of $769/month, but the county has shed 11.3% 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 Growth (5-year)
-11.3% since 2018
Roberts County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone778 (93.5%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races37 (4.4%)
- Some Other Race Alone8 (1.0%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race4 (0.5%)
- Black or African American Alone3 (0.4%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone2 (0.2%)
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Retail Trade (Group)81
- 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining67
- 3.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance58
- 4.Manufacturing (Group)39
- 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities36
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations125
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations102
- 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations68
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations61
- 5.Service Occupations32
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
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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.