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Walker County, TX

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

AI Overview

Walker County's economy reflects a general-purpose regional profile, with a labor force participation rate of just 48.4% and unemployment at 7.4%, partly shaped by the county's institutional population. The workforce of roughly 83,700 residents skews toward lower educational attainment—21.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—with median worker earnings of $32,267 and a per capita income of $24,983. Housing costs remain relatively low, with a median home value of $207,900 and median rent of $986/month, and the county posted 9.4% population growth over five years despite a poverty rate of 17.9%.

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

Population

83,722

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$52,324

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+9.4% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone46,673 (58.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone16,167 (20.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race8,846 (11.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone3,831 (4.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,188 (4.0%)
  • Asian Alone906 (1.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish11,816
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island303
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)227
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)143
  5. 5.Other Indo-European136

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

14.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

71.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

13.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

7.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,016

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$28,013

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$24,983

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance7,275
  2. 2.Public Administration (Group)4,181
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)3,550
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services3,020
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities2,210

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations9,255
  2. 2.Service Occupations7,288
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations6,131
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,398
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,804

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 3.18×)4,587
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.41×)684
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.20×)2,534
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.17×)2,080
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.08×)2,889

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$207,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$986/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

56.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,788 (19.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,842 (12.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,784 (12.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,116 (7.6%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999959 (6.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999768 (5.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

48.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$32,267

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone23,100 (80.2%)
  • Worked At Home2,166 (7.5%)
  • Carpooled1,958 (6.8%)
  • Walked898 (3.1%)
  • Bicycle400 (1.4%)
  • Other175 (0.6%)

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.