Mason County, TX Demographic Data
Mason County, TX Summary
Mason County is located in Texas
- Population: 3,978
- Area: 932.21 sq. miles
- Land Area: 928.80 sq. miles
- Water Area: 3.41 sq. miles
- Population Density: 4.26 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,766.73 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mason County, TX Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,969
48%
50.8
Male
2,095
52%
49.2
Total Population
4,064
323,128,000
Mason County, TX Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
262
6.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
119
2.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
181
4.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
227
5.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
176
4.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
459
11.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
298
7.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
629
15.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
392
9.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
262
6.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
727
17.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
283
7.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
49
1.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
3,278
80.7%
77.2
Female
1,603
48.9%
51.3
Male
1,675
51.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,275
80.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,231
30.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,059
26.1%
15.2
Female
586
55.3%
55.8
Male
473
44.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
50
0.0%
0.0
Mason County, TX Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
3,905
96.1%
96.8
White
3,645
89.7%
72.6
Black or African American
1
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
24
0.6%
0.8
Asian
110
2.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
12
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
98
2.4%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
125
3.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
159
3.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,013
24.9%
17.8
Mexican
943
23.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
70
1.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
3,051
75.1%
82.2
Mason County, TX Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
222
7.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
115
3.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,045
33.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
868
28.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
116
3.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
540
17.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
193
6.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
337
10.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,762
89.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
733
23.6%
31.2
Mason County, TX Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
774
22.1%
33.7%
Now Married
1,928
55.1%
47.5
Divorced
501
14.3%
11.0%
Separated
47
1.3%
2.0
Widowed
252
7.2
5.8%
Mason County, TX Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,914
76.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
888
23.4%
21.6%
Spanish
763
20.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
49
1.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
75
2.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
1
0.0%
1.1%
Mason County, TX Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
170
10.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
94
5.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
196
11.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
221
13.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
371
22.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
208
12.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
189
11.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
99
5.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
79
4.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
61
3.6%
6.4
Median household income
38,496
57,617
Per capita income
25,834
31,128
Mason County, TX Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
408
18.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
176
8.1%
9.8
Construction
268
12.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
324
15.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
64
3.0%
6.6
Information
6
0.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
84
3.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
243
11.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
165
7.6%
11.4
Public administration
104
4.8%
4.6
Retail trade
202
9.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
113
5.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
10
0.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
460
21.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
542
25.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
174
8.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
447
20.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
544
25.1%
18.1%
Mason County, TX Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,111
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,503
71.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
296
14.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
105
5.0%
2.7
Other means
36
1.7%
1.8
Worked at home
171
8.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.0
26.6
Mason County, TX Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
66
3.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
558
33.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
657
38.9%
37.1
3 or more
407
24.1%
21.0
Mason County, TX Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,688
62.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,286
76.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
402
23.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,028
37.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Mason County, TX Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,716
1 room
63
2.3%
2.4
2 rooms
105
3.9%
2.7
3 rooms
359
13.2%
9.1
4 rooms
669
24.6%
16.5
5 rooms
629
23.2%
19.8
6 rooms
482
17.7%
17.8
7 rooms
243
8.9%
12.0
8 rooms
84
3.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
82
3.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Mason County, TX Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,716
1-unit, detached
2,294
84.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
42
1.5%
5.9
2-units
45
1.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
19
0.7%
4.4
20 or more units
42
1.5%
9.0
Mobile home
267
9.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
7
0.3%
0.1
Mason County, TX Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
788
29.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
209
7.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
250
9.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
308
11.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
368
13.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
224
8.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
226
8.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
305
11.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
38
1.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Mason County, TX Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
54
3.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
432
25.6%
4.7
Electricity
1,041
61.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
82
4.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
59
3.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
20
1.2%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Mason County, TX Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
395
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
4
1.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
23
5.8%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
30
7.6%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
58
14.7%
20.1%
$500 to $999
110
27.8%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
170
43.0%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
53
13.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
91
23.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
52
13.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
31
7.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
168
42.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Mason County, TX Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
265
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
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
25
9.4%
28.3%
Less than $500
57
21.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
183
69.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
137
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
811
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
37
14.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
7
2.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
35
13.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
23
8.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
59
22.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
104
39.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
137
0.0%
0.0%
Mason County, TX Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,286
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
136
10.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
307
23.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
251
19.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
141
11.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
193
15.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
105
8.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
76
5.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
77
6.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
136,600
205,000
