Carson County, TX Demographic Data
Carson County, TX Summary
Carson County is located in Texas
- Population: 6,215
- Area: 924.11 sq. miles
- Land Area: 920.22 sq. miles
- Water Area: 3.89 sq. miles
- Population Density: 6.72 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 3,451.44 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Carson County, TX Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,181
53%
50.8
Male
2,846
47%
49.2
Total Population
6,027
323,128,000
Carson County, TX Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
395
6.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
325
5.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
590
9.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
417
6.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
293
4.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
690
11.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
659
10.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
809
13.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
457
7.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
379
6.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
553
9.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
353
5.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
107
1.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,469
74.1%
77.2
Female
2,353
52.7%
51.3
Male
2,116
47.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,236
70.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,225
20.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,013
16.8%
15.2
Female
535
52.8%
55.8
Male
478
47.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Carson County, TX Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,883
97.6%
96.8
White
5,746
95.3%
72.6
Black or African American
51
0.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
28
0.5%
0.8
Asian
21
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
21
0.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
7
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
7
0.1%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
30
0.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
144
2.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
576
9.6%
17.8
Mexican
457
7.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
94
1.6%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
25
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,451
90.4%
82.2
Carson County, TX Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
77
1.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
234
5.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,124
28.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,120
28.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
393
9.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
662
16.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
397
9.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
311
7.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,696
92.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,059
26.4%
31.2
Carson County, TX Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
930
19.7%
33.7%
Now Married
2,712
57.5%
47.5
Divorced
627
13.3%
11.0%
Separated
76
1.6%
2.0
Widowed
372
7.9
5.8%
Carson County, TX Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
5,324
94.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
308
5.5%
21.6%
Spanish
252
4.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
50
0.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
6
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Carson County, TX Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
90
3.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
50
2.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
228
9.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
278
12.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
189
8.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
524
22.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
407
17.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
359
15.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
147
6.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
52
2.2%
6.4
Median household income
64,554
57,617
Per capita income
28,943
31,128
Carson County, TX Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
303
10.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
69
2.4%
9.8
Construction
287
9.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
645
22.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
115
3.9%
6.6
Information
22
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
337
11.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
146
5.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
252
8.6%
11.4
Public administration
147
5.0%
4.6
Retail trade
330
11.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
219
7.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
51
1.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
488
16.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,095
37.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
342
11.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
696
23.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
302
10.3%
18.1%
Carson County, TX Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,822
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,511
89.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
204
7.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
2
0.1%
5.1
Walked
20
0.7%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
85
3.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.7
26.6
Carson County, TX Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
57
2.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
591
25.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
930
40.0%
37.1
3 or more
746
32.1%
21.0
Carson County, TX Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,324
83.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,999
86.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
325
14.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
450
16.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Carson County, TX Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,774
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
21
0.8%
2.7
3 rooms
67
2.4%
9.1
4 rooms
421
15.2%
16.5
5 rooms
776
28.0%
19.8
6 rooms
601
21.7%
17.8
7 rooms
483
17.4%
12.0
8 rooms
247
8.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
158
5.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Carson County, TX Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,774
1-unit, detached
2,307
83.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
4
0.1%
5.9
2-units
10
0.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
8
0.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
17
0.6%
4.4
20 or more units
13
0.5%
9.0
Mobile home
407
14.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
8
0.3%
0.1
Carson County, TX Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
348
12.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
230
8.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
491
17.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
399
14.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
298
10.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
420
15.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
260
9.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
288
10.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
40
1.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Carson County, TX Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,481
63.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
46
2.0%
4.7
Electricity
725
31.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
30
1.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
19
0.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
15
0.6%
0.5
No fuel used
8
0.3%
1.1
Carson County, TX Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
830
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
18
2.2%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
22
2.7%
11.8%
Less than $500
29
3.5%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
31
3.7%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
74
8.9%
20.1%
$500 to $999
235
28.3%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
421
50.7%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
484
58.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
131
15.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
66
8.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
56
6.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
87
10.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
6
0.0%
0.0%
Carson County, TX Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
214
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
19
8.9%
11.9%
Less than $500
25
11.7%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
40
18.7%
28.3%
$500 to $999
130
60.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
111
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
700
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
70
32.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
13
6.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
38
17.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
44
20.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
14
6.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
35
16.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
111
0.0%
0.0%
Carson County, TX Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,999
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
357
17.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
654
32.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
484
24.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
252
12.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
148
7.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
84
4.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
15
0.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
5
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
99,200
205,000
