Chambers County, TX

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2024 Population
51,498
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
35.1
0.567% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
11.9%
9.37% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$109,804
1.56% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$329,500
13.7% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
23,571
2.83% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Chambers 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.

94.5% of the residents in Chambers County, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Chambers County, TX was $329,500, and the homeownership rate was 81.6%.

Most people in Chambers County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Chambers County, TX was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Chambers County, TX is home to a population of 51.5k people, from which 94.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 9.63% of Chambers County, TX residents were born outside of the country (4.96k people).

In 2024, there were 5.78 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (31.7k people) in Chambers County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.49k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 4.29k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.5%
2024 Citizenship
95.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.5% of Chambers County, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Chambers County, TX was 95.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Chambers County, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    31.7k ± 215
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    5.49k ± 975
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    4.29k ± 1.11k
26.5%
Hispanic Population
13.6k people

In 2024, there were 5.78 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (31.7k people) in Chambers County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.49k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 4.29k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

26.5% of the people in Chambers County, TX are hispanic (13.6k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Chambers County, TX as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Texas.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
  2. India
    325,248 ± 13,925 people
  3. 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.

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Foreign-Born Population

9.63%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
4.96k people
9.16%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
4.5k people

As of 2024, 9.63% of Chambers County, TX residents (4.96k 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 Chambers County, TX was 9.16%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    932 ± 405
  2. Vietnam
    878 ± 247
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    791 ± 273

Chambers County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.06 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Chambers County, TX employs 23.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Chambers County, TX were Manufacturing (3,186 people), Construction (3,014 people), and Retail Trade (1,966 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($120,663), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($108,996), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($101,458).

Employment

Occupations

23.6k
2024 Value
± 1,720
2.83%
1 Year growth
± 9.97%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Chambers County, TX grew at a rate of 2.83%, from 22.9k employees to 23.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Chambers County, TX, are Management Occupations (3,301 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,605 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (2,026 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Chambers County, TX.

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

23.6k
2024 Value
± 1,720
2.83%
1 Year growth
± 9.97%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Chambers County, TX grew at a rate of 2.83%, from 22.9k employees to 23.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Chambers County, TX, are Manufacturing (3,186 people), Construction (3,014 people), and Retail Trade (1,966 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Chambers County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Chambers County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$74,199
Median earning men ± $7,079
$44,742
Median earning women ± $6,091

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($125,681), Wholesale Trade ($112,839), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($103,571).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($82,978), Manufacturing ($81,181), and Information ($80,299).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 55
    Retail Trade
  2. 36
    Construction
  3. 35
    Other Services (except Public Administration)

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The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $254k
    Manufacturing
  2. $230k
    Transportation and Warehousing
  3. $80k
    Wholesale Trade

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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

Voting results are not available for Chambers County, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (42.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
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 Texas1
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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Chambers County, TX was $329,500 in 2024, which is 0.99 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $289,900 to $329,500, a 13.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Chambers County, TX is 81.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Chambers County, TX have an average commute time of 32.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Chambers County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 16.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Chambers County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 5.27%.

Housing

Property

$329,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$12,209
$14,052
Median Property Taxes
±$1,085

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 Chambers County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

81.6%
Homeownership
2024
66.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 81.6% of the housing units in Chambers County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 82.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$109,804
Median Household Income
± $10,467
17.2k
Number of Households
± 1,341

In 2024, the median household income of the 17.2k households in Chambers County, TX grew to $109,804 from the previous year's value of $108,114.

The following chart displays the households in Chambers 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 $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Chambers 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (76.1%)
  2. Carpooled (15.1%)
  3. Worked At Home (7.08%)

In 2024, 76.1% of workers in Chambers County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15.1%) and those who worked at home (7.08%).

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.

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Commute Time

32.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Chambers County, TX have a longer commute time (32.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.11% of the workforce in Chambers County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 16.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Chambers County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 5.27%.

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Poverty & Diversity

11.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Chambers County, TX (6.05k out of 51.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Chambers County, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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.

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Children in Poverty

In 2025, 10.3% of the children was living in poverty in Chambers County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.6%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 348 in Chambers County, TX. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 87.1 per 100,000 population.

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Health

84.1% of the population of Chambers County, TX has health coverage, with 52.5% on employee plans, 11.5% on Medicaid, 10.6% on Medicare, 8.41% on non-group plans, and 1.07% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Chambers County, TX see 6,981 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (6,981 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 10258 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2449 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

6,981 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Chambers County, TX

Primary care physicians in Chambers County, TX see an average of 6,981 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (6,981 patients).

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

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.6% under 18 years, 21.6% between 18 and 34 years, 37.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

15.9%
Uninsured
52.5%
Employer Coverage
11.5%
Medicaid
10.6%
Medicare
8.41%
Non-Group
1.07%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Chambers County, TX declined by 2.01% from 16.3% to 15.9%.

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

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 46.7 in Chambers County, TX.

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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 38.7% in Chambers County, TX.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 14% in Chambers County, TX.

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