Bee County, TX

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2022 Population

30,977

0.686% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

35.6

0.282% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

20%

11.6% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$50,283

2.99% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$106,700

14.5% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

10,381

2.34% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Bee County, TX had a population of 31k people with a median age of 35.6 and a median household income of $50,283. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Bee County, TX declined from 31,191 to 30,977, a −0.686% decrease and its median household income grew from $48,822 to $50,283, a 2.99% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Bee County, TX are White (Hispanic) (35.3%), White (Non-Hispanic) (29.8%), Two+ (Hispanic) (18.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (6.26%), and Other (Hispanic) (5.76%).

None of the households in Bee County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.7% of the residents in Bee County, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Bee County, TX are Coastal Bend College (611 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Bee County, TX was $106,700, and the homeownership rate was 67.3%.

Most people in Bee County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Bee County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Bee County, TX borders Goliad County, TX, Karnes County, TX, Live Oak County, TX, Refugio County, TX, and San Patricio County, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Bee County, TX is home to a population of 31k people, from which 97.7% are citizens. As of 2022, 4.16% of Bee County, TX residents were born outside of the country (1.29k people).

In 2022, there were 1.19 times more White (Hispanic) residents (10.9k people) in Bee County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.22k White (Non-Hispanic) and 5.66k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.7%

2022 Citizenship

98%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 97.7% of Bee County, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Bee County, TX was 98%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Bee County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bee County, TX

White (Hispanic)
10.9k ± 877
White (Non-Hispanic)
9.22k ± 102
Two+ (Hispanic)
5.66k ± 796

59.8%

Hispanic Population

18.5k people

59.8% of the people in Bee County, TX are hispanic (18.5k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Bee County, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,430,315 ± 36,649 people
India
305,649 ± 13,502 people
El Salvador
224,600 ± 11,591 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,430,315 Texas residents, followed by India with 305,649 and El Salvador with 224,600.

Foreign-Born Population

4.16%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

1.29k people

3.09%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

965 people

As of 2022, 4.16% of Bee County, TX residents (1.29k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bee County, TX was 3.09%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Bee County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
697 ± 167
Gulf War (2001-)
501 ± 184
Gulf War (1990s)
381 ± 134

Bee County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.39 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Bee County, TX employs 10.4k people. The largest industries in Bee County, TX are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,605 people), Retail Trade (1,269 people), and Public Administration (1,174 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($94,267), Utilities ($90,877), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($55,608).

Males in Texas have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,213. The income inequality in Texas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.476, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

10.4k

2022 Value

± 869

2.34%

1 Year growth

± 11.9%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Bee County, TX grew at a rate of 2.34%, from 10.1k employees to 10.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bee County, TX, are Sales & Related Occupations (1,044 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (959 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (918 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bee County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

10.4k

2022 Value

± 869

2.34%

1 Year growth

± 11.9%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Bee County, TX grew at a rate of 2.34%, from 10.1k employees to 10.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bee County, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,605 people), Retail Trade (1,269 people), and Public Administration (1,174 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bee County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Bee County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,378

Median earning men ± $6,641

$26,987

Median earning women ± $5,670

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($93,750), Other Services Except Public Administration ($67,734), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($51,161).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Manufacturing ($73,477), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($55,603), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($45,125).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

32
Other Services (except Public Administration)
26
Finance and Insurance
25
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$42.2k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$38.4k
Retail Trade
$29.6k
Construction

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Bee County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 63.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (34.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.987%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (63.8%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (34.9%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.987%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Bee County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 63.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (34.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.987%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Bee County, TX for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Bee County, TX awarded 611 degrees. The student population of Bee County, TX in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 1,381 male students and 2,518 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Bee County, TX are Hispanic or Latino (478 and 78.2%), followed by White (99 and 16.2%), Black or African American (19 and 3.11%), and Asian (6 and 0.982%).

The largest universities in Bee County, TX by number of degrees awarded are Coastal Bend College (611 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Bee County, TX are General Studies (261 and 42.7%), Registered Nursing (101 and 16.5%), and Welding Technology (53 and 8.67%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 3,899 students enrolled in Bee County, TX, 35.4% men and 64.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 3,056 records, of which 65.5% were women and 34.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Dental Hygiene
26 degrees awarded
General Studies
261 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
101 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Bee County, TX was Dental Hygiene with 26 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Bee County, TX according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Coastal Bend College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

611 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Coastal Bend College with 611 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 214 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Bee County, TX, which is 0.539 times less than the 397 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 478 degrees mean that there were 4.83 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 99 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($3,960) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($558) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($2,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Bee County, TX was $106,700 in 2022, which is 0.379 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $93,200 to $106,700, a 14.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Bee County, TX is 67.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Bee County, TX have an average commute time of 22.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bee County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Bee County, TX is $50,283. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Bee County, TX was Census Tract 9502.01 with a value of $86,765, followed by Census Tract 9501 and Census Tract 9503, with respective values of $62,917 and $62,083.

In 2023, 19% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Bee County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 5.24%.

Housing

Property

$106,700

Median Property Value 2022

±$10,392

$5,765

Median Property Taxes

±$556

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Bee County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Bee County, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

67.3%

Homeownership

2022

67.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 67.3% of the housing units in Bee County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 67.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Bee County, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9502.01
Census Tract 9501
Census Tract 9503

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Bee County, TX was Census Tract 9502.01 with a value of $86,765, followed by Census Tract 9501 and Census Tract 9503, with respective values of $62,917 and $62,083.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Bee County, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$50,283

Median Household Income

± $5,028

8.56k

Number of Households

± 752

In 2022, the median household income of the 8.56k households in Bee County, TX grew to $50,283 from the previous year's value of $48,822.

The following chart displays the households in Bee County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bee County, TX is from Texas.

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (83.4%)
Carpooled (8.56%)
Worked At Home (4.58%)

In 2022, 83.4% of workers in Bee County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.56%) and those who worked at home (4.58%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bee County, TX have a shorter commute time (22.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3.43% of the workforce in Bee County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Bee County, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bee County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bee County, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 19% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Bee County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 5.24%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

20% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bee County, TX (4.7k out of 23.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bee County, TX is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 30.9% of the children was living in poverty in Bee County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.4%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

82.8% of the population of Bee County, TX has health coverage, with 41.1% on employee plans, 17.7% on Medicaid, 10.2% on Medicare, 11.1% on non-group plans, and 2.57% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Bee County, TX see 6503 patients per year on average, which represents a 39.8% increase from the previous year (4652 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3436 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2209 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.6% were men and 48.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

6,503 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Bee County, TX

Primary care physicians in Bee County, TX see an average of 6,503 patients per year. This represents a 39.8% increase from the previous year (4,652 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Bee County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.7% under 18 years, 25.2% between 18 and 34 years, 32.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.6% were men and 48.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

17.2%

Uninsured

41.1%

Employer Coverage

17.7%

Medicaid

10.2%

Medicare

11.1%

Non-Group

2.57%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bee County, TX grew by 9.54% from 15.7% to 17.2%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Bee County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 73 in Bee County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Bee County, TX.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 41.2% in Bee County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Bee County, TX.