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Tarkington Independent School District, TX

10,721 Population
225.1 square miles 47.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.9 ±4.1 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Liberty County: 32.9 ±0.5
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 35.6 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$35,506 ±$2,826 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Liberty County: $27,195 ±$1,309
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Texas: $40,752 ±$159
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$99,144 ±$8,518 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Liberty County: $68,703 ±$4,468
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $78,476 ±$263
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

6.4% ±2.9% (684  ±323) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in Liberty County: 18.7% † 18,229 (±2.8% / ±2,711)
  • about half the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,074,940 (±0.1% / ±38,425)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

44.6 minutes ±1.4 (180,030  ±31,860) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Liberty County: 39.9 1,397,210 (±1.6 / ±81,257)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,616 ±452 Number of households
  • Liberty County: 31,183 ±769
  • Texas: 10,992,816 ±15,813
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3 ±0.5 (10,721  ±1,282) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Liberty County: 3.2 98,200 (±0.1 / ±161)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,571,696
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.2% ±4.7% (155  ±121) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Liberty County: 6.2% † 1,581 (±1.6% / ±420)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 5.6% 417,420 (±0.1% / ±5,681)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

4,044 ±458 Number of housing units
  • Liberty County: 36,121 ±77
  • Texas: 12,128,515 ±1,574
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$190,200 ±$35,289 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Liberty County: $181,700 ±$12,421
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $283,800 ±$738
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

4.6% ±2.7% (487  ±297) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Liberty County: 11.9% † 12,169 (±1.6% / ±1,668.1)
  • about one-third of the rate in Texas: 14% 4,185,730 (±0.1% / ±31,449.6)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

87.9% ±5.4% (5,938  ±722.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Liberty County: 77.8% 48,998 (±3.2% / ±2,043.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 86% 16,951,277 (±0.2% / ±43,005)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
18.4% ±4.9% (1,242  ±357.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Liberty County: 11.9% † 7,463 (±1.4% / ±909.1)
  • 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

4.6% ±3.5% (488  ±384) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Liberty County: 15.6% 16,131
  • 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

9.4% ±3.4% (710  ±268) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Liberty County: 6.1% † 4,444 (±0.7% / ±481)
  • 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)
710 Total veterans ±268 680 Male ±247 30 Female ±60

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