Bee County, TX

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2024 Population

31,083

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

35.7

0.279% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

17.6%

3.68% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$57,673

2.85% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$111,300

8.27% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

11,139

1.58% 1-year growth

About

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.

97.4% of the residents in Bee County, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Bee County, TX are Coastal Bend College (749 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Bee County, TX was $111,300, and the homeownership rate was 70.8%.

Most people in Bee County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.5 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 31.1k people, from which 97.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.47% of Bee County, TX residents were born outside of the country (1.39k people).

In 2024, there were 1.26 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (10.9k people) in Bee County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 8.61k White (Non-Hispanic) and 5.12k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.4%

2024 Citizenship

97.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.4% of Bee County, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Bee County, TX was 97.6%, 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

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
10.9k ± 961
White (Non-Hispanic)
8.61k ± 84
White (Hispanic)
5.12k ± 897

61.8%

Hispanic Population

19.2k people

61.8% of the people in Bee County, TX are hispanic (19.2k people).

The following chart shows the 8 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
2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
India
325,248 ± 13,925 people
El Salvador
221,729 ± 11,517 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,397,739 Texas residents, followed by India with 325,248 and El Salvador with 221,729.

Foreign-Born Population

4.47%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.39k people

4.28%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.33k people

As of 2024, 4.47% of Bee County, TX residents (1.39k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bee County, TX was 4.28%, 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
597 ± 181
Gulf War (2001-)
455 ± 213
Gulf War (1990s)
307 ± 146

Bee County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.31 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Bee County, TX.

Economy

The economy of Bee County, TX employs 11.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Bee County, TX were Retail Trade (1,578 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,554 people), and Educational Services (1,300 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($115,543), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($94,612), and Manufacturing ($83,023).

Employment

Occupations

11.1k

2024 Value

± 1,058

1.58%

1 Year growth

± 12.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bee County, TX grew at a rate of 1.58%, from 11k employees to 11.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bee County, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,219 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,117 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (984 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bee County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

11.1k

2024 Value

± 1,058

1.58%

1 Year growth

± 12.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bee County, TX grew at a rate of 1.58%, from 11k employees to 11.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bee County, TX, are Retail Trade (1,578 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,554 people), and Educational Services (1,300 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

$43,730

Median earning men ± $7,548

$31,035

Median earning women ± $4,904

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($83,227), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($55,237), and Construction ($53,087).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($79,408), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($60,815), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($47,803).

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.

The visualization shows the 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 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

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

Voting results are not available for Bee County, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (42.5%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.726%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

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.

Education

In 2023, universities in Bee County, TX awarded 749 degrees. The student population of Bee County, TX in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,368 male students and 2,424 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Bee County, TX are Hispanic or Latino (609 and 81.3%), White (109 and 14.6%), Black or African American (12 and 1.6%), and Asian (8 and 1.07%).

The largest universities in Bee County, TX by number of degrees awarded are Coastal Bend College (749 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Bee County, TX are General Studies (278 and 37.1%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (109 and 14.6%), and Registered Nursing (81 and 10.8%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 3,792 students enrolled in Bee County, TX, 36.1% men and 63.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 2,948 records, of which 65.9% were women and 34.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Studies
278 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
81 degrees awarded
Dental Hygiene
27 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Bee County, TX was General Studies with 278 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

749 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Coastal Bend College with 749 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 248 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Bee County, TX, which is 0.495 times less than the 501 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 609 degrees mean that there were 5.59 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 109 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 ($4,080) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($713) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Bee County, TX was $111,300 in 2024, which is 0.335 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $102,800 to $111,300, a 8.27% increase. The homeownership rate in Bee County, TX is 70.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Bee County, TX have an average commute time of 21.5 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.

In 2025, 15.8% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Bee County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 2.03%.

Housing

Property

$111,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$15,394

$6,237

Median Property Taxes

±$623

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

70.8%

Homeownership

2024

68.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 70.8% of the housing units in Bee County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 72.1%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$57,673

Median Household Income

± $5,833

8.81k

Number of Households

± 887

In 2024, the median household income of the 8.81k households in Bee County, TX grew to $57,673 from the previous year's value of $56,075.

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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2023, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.208% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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 2024

Drove Alone (83.1%)
Carpooled (7.61%)
Worked At Home (5.29%)

In 2024, 83.1% of workers in Bee County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.61%) and those who worked at home (5.29%).

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

21.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bee County, TX have a shorter commute time (21.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.61% 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 2025, 15.8% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Bee County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 2.03%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

17.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bee County, TX (4.24k out of 24.1k 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 Males 18 - 24, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 6 - 11.

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 2025, 28.2% of the children was living in poverty in Bee County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 4.1%.

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.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 252 in Bee County, TX. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 19.7 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

81.2% of the population of Bee County, TX has health coverage, with 42.6% on employee plans, 15.6% on Medicaid, 9.28% on Medicare, 11.6% on non-group plans, and 2.04% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Bee County, TX see 6,185 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (6,185 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3377 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1928 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53% were men and 47% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

6,185 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Bee County, TX

Primary care physicians in Bee County, TX see an average of 6,185 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (6,185 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 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.2% under 18 years, 24.8% between 18 and 34 years, 33.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53% were men and 47% were women.

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

Uninsured People

18.8%

Uninsured

42.6%

Employer Coverage

15.6%

Medicaid

9.28%

Medicare

11.6%

Non-Group

2.04%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bee County, TX grew by 4.12% from 18.1% to 18.8%.

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 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 57.1 in Bee County, TX.

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

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, 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 43% in Bee County, TX.

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