Coleman County, TX

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2022 Population

7,808

0.51% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

48.4

1.83% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

17.1%

3.36% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$51,034

8.09% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$91,800

10.1% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Coleman County, TX had a population of 7.81k people with a median age of 48.4 and a median household income of $51,034. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Coleman County, TX declined from 7,848 to 7,808, a −0.51% decrease and its median household income grew from $47,216 to $51,034, a 8.09% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Coleman County, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (75.5%), Two+ (Hispanic) (7.53%), White (Hispanic) (5.23%), Other (Hispanic) (5.15%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.24%).

None of the households in Coleman County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.5% of the residents in Coleman County, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Coleman County, TX was $91,800, and the homeownership rate was 72.1%.

Most people in Coleman County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Coleman County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Coleman County, TX borders Brown County, TX, Callahan County, TX, Concho County, TX, McCulloch County, TX, Runnels County, TX, and Taylor County, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Coleman County, TX is home to a population of 7.81k people, from which 95.5% are citizens. As of 2022, 5.93% of Coleman County, TX residents were born outside of the country (463 people).

In 2022, there were 10 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.9k people) in Coleman County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 588 Two+ (Hispanic) and 408 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

95.5%

2022 Citizenship

95.5%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 95.5% of Coleman County, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Coleman County, TX was 95.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Coleman County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Coleman County, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.9k ± 21
Two+ (Hispanic)
588 ± 204
White (Hispanic)
408 ± 273

18.3%

Hispanic Population

1.43k people

18.3% of the people in Coleman County, TX are hispanic (1.43k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Coleman County, TX as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

5.93%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

463 people

6.46%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

507 people

As of 2022, 5.93% of Coleman County, TX residents (463 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Coleman County, TX was 6.46%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Coleman County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
239 ± 116
World War II
53 ± 58
Gulf War (2001-)
51 ± 34

Coleman County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.51 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Coleman County, TX employs 3.37k people. The largest industries in Coleman County, TX are Health Care & Social Assistance (417 people), Retail Trade (408 people), and Educational Services (319 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($150,833), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($76,875), and Transportation & Warehousing ($65,875).

Employment

Occupations

3.37k

2022 Value

± 404

1.11%

1 Year growth

± 16.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Coleman County, TX grew at a rate of 1.11%, from 3.33k employees to 3.37k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Coleman County, TX, are Management Occupations (439 people), Sales & Related Occupations (418 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (309 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Coleman County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.37k

2022 Value

± 404

1.11%

1 Year growth

± 16.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Coleman County, TX grew at a rate of 1.11%, from 3.33k employees to 3.37k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Coleman County, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (417 people), Retail Trade (408 people), and Educational Services (319 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Coleman County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Coleman County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$39,815

Median earning men ± $10,245

$32,988

Median earning women ± $6,296

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,036), Public Administration ($60,357), and Information ($56,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,375), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($61,103), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,447).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

25
Other Services (except Public Administration)
19
Construction
14
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Coleman County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 88.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (10.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.558%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (88.3%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (10.9%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.558%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Coleman County, TX for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Coleman County, TX was $91,800 in 2022, which is 0.326 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $83,400 to $91,800, a 10.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Coleman County, TX is 72.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Coleman County, TX have an average commute time of 27.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Coleman County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Coleman County, TX is $51,034. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Coleman County, TX was Census Tract 9507 with a value of $57,652, followed by Census Tract 9506 and Census Tract 9503, with respective values of $50,500 and $50,142.

Property

$91,800

Median Property Value 2022

±$12,634

$2,314

Median Property Taxes

±$294

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Coleman County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Coleman County, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

72.1%

Homeownership

2022

60.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 72.1% of the housing units in Coleman County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 73.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Coleman County, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9507
Census Tract 9506
Census Tract 9503

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Coleman County, TX was Census Tract 9507 with a value of $57,652, followed by Census Tract 9506 and Census Tract 9503, with respective values of $50,500 and $50,142.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Coleman County, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$51,034

Median Household Income

± $4,056

3.21k

Number of Households

± 382

In 2022, the median household income of the 3.21k households in Coleman County, TX grew to $51,034 from the previous year's value of $47,216.

The following chart displays the households in Coleman County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Coleman County, TX is from Texas.

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (71.9%)
Carpooled (20.8%)
Worked At Home (5.8%)

In 2022, 71.9% of workers in Coleman County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (20.8%) and those who worked at home (5.8%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Coleman County, TX have a longer commute time (27.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 5.91% of the workforce in Coleman County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Coleman County, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Coleman County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Coleman County, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Coleman County, TX (1.32k out of 7.72k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Coleman County, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

75% of the population of Coleman County, TX has health coverage, with 27.3% on employee plans, 17.5% on Medicaid, 18.6% on Medicare, 10.2% on non-group plans, and 1.44% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Coleman County, TX see 1620 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.917% decrease from the previous year (1635 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3868 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 7735 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47% were men and 53% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,620 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Coleman County, TX

Primary care physicians in Coleman County, TX see an average of 1,620 patients per year. This represents a 0.917% decrease from the previous year (1,635 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Coleman County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.9% under 18 years, 12.6% between 18 and 34 years, 38.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47% were men and 53% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

25%

Uninsured

27.3%

Employer Coverage

17.5%

Medicaid

18.6%

Medicare

10.2%

Non-Group

1.44%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Coleman County, TX grew by 3.17% from 24.2% to 25%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Coleman County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.