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Mason, TX

1,999 Population
3.7 square miles 547.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

55.3 ±13.8 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Mason County: 52.7 † ±5.6
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Texas: 35.6 ±0.1
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$31,197 ±$4,919 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Mason County: $34,261 † ±$4,012
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Texas: $40,752 ±$159
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$75,385 ±$5,610 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Mason County: $74,180 ±$6,905
  • a little less than the amount in Texas: $78,476 ±$263
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

4% ±3.1% (80  ±63) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Mason County: 7% † 276 (±2.7% / ±106)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,074,940 (±0.1% / ±38,425)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

22.7 minutes ±3.8 (13,290  ±4,721) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Mason County: 30.7 † 40,545 (±8.2 / ±12,309)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

826 ±101 Number of households
  • Mason County: 1,711 ±125
  • Texas: 10,992,816 ±15,813
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.2 (1,991  ±272) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Mason County: 2.3 3,947 (±0.2 / ±11)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,571,696
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

987 ±121 Number of housing units
  • Mason County: 2,430 ±159
  • Texas: 12,128,515 ±1,574
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$259,800 ±$33,765 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Mason County: $293,600 † ±$50,968
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Texas: $283,800 ±$738
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

20.3% ±12.1% (405  ±248.7) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Mason County: 12.1% † 479 (±6.8% / ±266.8)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Texas: 14% 4,185,730 (±0.1% / ±31,449.6)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

70.2% ±14.6% (1,067  ±253.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Mason County: 81.9% † 2,427 (±10.7% / ±333.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 86% 16,951,277 (±0.2% / ±43,005)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
35.6% ±11.4% (542  ±183.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Mason County: 38.9% † 1,151 (±7.8% / ±237.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 33.8% 6,669,107 (±0.1% / ±27,455.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

8.8% ±6.3% (175  ±128) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Mason County: 4.6% 183
  • about half the rate in Texas: 17.6% 5,302,466
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.7% ±5.3% (161  ±90) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Mason County: 8.5% † 271 (±3.2% / ±103)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 6.2% 1,402,357 (±0.1% / ±10,216)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
161 Total veterans ±90 161 Male ±90 N/A Female ±15

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