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San Jacinto County, TX

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

AI Overview

San Jacinto County is a small, rural Texas county of roughly 28,000 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of just $13,361 and median worker earnings of $35,583, well below state norms. The labor force is limited—participation stands at only 50.8% with a 7.1% unemployment rate—and educational attainment is low, with just 15.8% holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are modest, with a median home value of $183,100 and an 84.6% homeownership rate, though a 17.7% poverty rate and a mean commute of 40.6 minutes point to constrained local employment options.

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

Population

27,983

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$65,364

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone20,618 (72.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,734 (9.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,504 (8.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,513 (5.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races810 (2.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone164 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish4,425
  2. 2.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic112
  3. 3.Arabic90
  4. 4.Other Indo-European76
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)63

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

8.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,204

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$13,361

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$30,234

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,244
  2. 2.Construction (Group)1,790
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,124
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,123
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)936

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,322
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,258
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,063
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,855
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,663

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 2.44×)1,794
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 2.04×)1,268
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.57×)265
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.35×)673
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 0.91×)223

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$183,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,018/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

84.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,378 (15.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,003 (10.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999988 (10.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999758 (8.2%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999609 (6.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999544 (5.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

50.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,583

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

40.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,382 (78.6%)
  • Carpooled1,076 (10.1%)
  • Worked At Home814 (7.6%)
  • Other306 (2.9%)
  • Walked77 (0.7%)
  • Bicycle4 (0.0%)

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.