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Rising Star Independent School District, TX

1,252 Population
126.1 square miles 9.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

47.4 ±7.8 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Eastland County: 43.1 ±1.3
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Texas: 35.6 ±0.1
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,152 ±$3,549 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Eastland County: $31,299 ±$2,526
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $40,752 ±$159
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$41,735 ±$6,196 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Eastland County: $53,549 † ±$6,005
  • about half the amount in Texas: $78,476 ±$263
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

19.5% ±8.9% (237  ±117) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Eastland County: 16.2% † 2,780 (±2.8% / ±472)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,074,940 (±0.1% / ±38,425)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.5 minutes ±3.4 (10,420  ±3,000) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Eastland County: 25.6 † 188,935 (±2.7 / ±22,547)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

552 ±110 Number of households
  • Eastland County: 7,236 ±307
  • Texas: 10,992,816 ±15,813
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.6 (1,218  ±230) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Eastland County: 2.4 17,054 (±0.1 / ±26)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,571,696
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

9.1% ±7.3% (21  ±18) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Eastland County: 7.5% † 271 (±3.4% / ±126)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 5.6% 417,420 (±0.1% / ±5,681)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

826 ±125 Number of housing units
  • Eastland County: 9,384 ±30
  • Texas: 12,128,515 ±1,574
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$88,000 ±$46,000 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Eastland County: $134,800 † ±$33,456
  • about one-third of the amount in Texas: $283,800 ±$738
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

11.8% ±6.8% (145  ±87.6) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Eastland County: 15.8% † 2,827 (±3.9% / ±693.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 14% 4,185,730 (±0.1% / ±31,449.6)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

80% ±20% (710  ±117) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Eastland County: 84.8% 10,455 (±5% / ±626.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 86% 16,951,277 (±0.2% / ±43,005)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
17.9% ±5.2% (159  ±55.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Eastland County: 21.8% † 2,692 (±3% / ±372.6)
  • about half the rate in Texas: 33.8% 6,669,107 (±0.1% / ±27,455.2)
  • about half 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

4.9% ±3.2% (61  ±42) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Eastland County: 4.8% 866
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Texas: 17.6% 5,302,466
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.3% ±3.1% (90  ±34) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Eastland County: 8.8% † 1,255 (±1.3% / ±177)
  • 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)
90 Total veterans ±34 72 Male ±28 18 Female ±20

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