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Chambers County, TX

49,178 Population
597.1 square miles 82.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.3 ±0.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 35.5 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$40,487 ±$2,119 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Texas: $39,446 ±$156
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$108,114 ±$7,839 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Texas: $76,292 ±$265
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

13.1% ±3% (6,381  ±1,482) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,005,417 (±0.2% / ±42,798)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

32.5 minutes ±2 (701,100  ±51,721) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 26.7 325,128,060 (±0.1 / ±1,129,828)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

16,558 ±397 Number of households
  • Texas: 10,747,240 ±15,647
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
3 ±0.1 (48,930  ±8) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,034,526
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

8.3% ±3.1% (979  ±367) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 5.7% 413,078 (±0.1% / ±6,578)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

18,144 ±30 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 11,890,808 ±698
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$289,900 ±$12,282 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $260,400 ±$738
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

14.8% ±3.2% (7,149  ±1,566.4) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 14.3% 4,197,721 (±0.1% / ±35,125.8)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

89.5% ±5% (28,014  ±1,594.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 85.7% 16,534,908 (±0.2% / ±41,819.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
23% ±2.6% (7,189  ±814.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 33.1% 6,381,971 (±0.1% / ±26,865.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

9.2% (4,504  ±707) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Texas: 17.2% 5,095,888
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

8.3% ±1.2% (2,932  ±432) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Texas: 6.4% 1,408,009 (±0.1% / ±11,267)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
2,932 Total veterans ±432 2,719 Male ±398 213 Female ±178

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