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Trinity County, TX

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

AI Overview

Trinity County is a small, rural East Texas county of 13,850 residents with an older median age of 49.2 years and a notably low labor force participation rate of 47.7%, reflecting its retiree-heavy demographic profile. The workforce skews toward lower educational attainment—only 15.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—with median worker earnings of $37,621 and a GDP per capita of just $19,254, well below typical state benchmarks. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $110,100 and median rent of $823/month, but the county faces headwinds including a 7.1% unemployment rate, a 16.1% poverty rate, and a population that contracted 4.9% over the past five years.

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

Population

13,850

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$52,018

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

49.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.9% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone11,070 (78.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,141 (8.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone776 (5.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races558 (4.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race453 (3.2%)
  • Asian Alone26 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,013
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)166
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)17
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic12
  5. 5.Other Indo-European6

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

27.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

958

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$19,254

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,706

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,016
  2. 2.Public Administration (Group)566
  3. 3.Construction (Group)521
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)510
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing484

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,842
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,024
  3. 3.Service Occupations919
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations807
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations674

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.69×)299
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 2.77×)665
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.69×)595
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.41×)420
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.39×)163

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$110,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$823/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999504 (10.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999493 (10.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999438 (9.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999378 (7.8%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999367 (7.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999321 (6.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

47.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,621

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

38.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,264 (82.7%)
  • Worked At Home410 (8.0%)
  • Carpooled324 (6.3%)
  • Walked120 (2.3%)
  • Other36 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit0 (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.