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Taylor County, TX

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

AI Overview

Taylor County, TX (Abilene metro) supports a labor force drawn from a population of 148,813 that grew 5.8% over five years, with a median age of 33.1 and a 2.3% unemployment rate signaling tight labor supply. About 29.0% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, median worker earnings sit at $36,337, and housing costs remain modest with a median home value of $190,300 and median gross rent of $1,111 per month. GDP per capita of $49,759 against a per capita income of $33,332 suggests meaningful local economic output relative to personal earnings, and a mean commute of 17.1 minutes reflects a compact, accessible labor market.

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

Population

148,813

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$67,139

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

33.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+5.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone98,072 (67.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race18,841 (12.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone11,843 (8.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone7,807 (5.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races5,346 (3.7%)
  • Asian Alone3,304 (2.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish17,111
  2. 2.Other Indo-European648
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)620
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)589
  5. 5.Vietnamese555

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

6.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

9,459

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$49,759

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$33,332

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance19,871
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)8,854
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services5,587
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services5,189
  5. 5.Construction (Group)4,741

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations24,649
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations14,339
  3. 3.Service Occupations13,337
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations7,828
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations6,946

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.27×)19,820
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.20×)8,729
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.15×)3,646
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.15×)1,224
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.13×)3,554

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$190,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,111/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

60.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9994,384 (13.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9994,302 (12.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9993,338 (10.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9993,127 (9.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9992,412 (7.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9992,280 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

29.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,337

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

17.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone55,954 (79.0%)
  • Carpooled6,566 (9.3%)
  • Worked At Home5,733 (8.1%)
  • Walked1,452 (2.0%)
  • Other605 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit268 (0.4%)

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.