Deer Park, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

33,967

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

1.06% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

9.15%

11.4% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$100,382

5.41% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$264,600

10.8% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Deer Park, TX is home to a population of 34k people, from which 95.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 7.53% of Deer Park, TX residents were born outside of the country (2.56k people).

In 2024, there were 3.11 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (18.4k people) in Deer Park, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.92k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 4k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.9%

2024 Citizenship

96%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.9% of Deer Park, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Deer Park, TX was 96%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Deer Park, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
18.4k ± 1.24k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
5.92k ± 1.29k
White (Hispanic)
4k ± 1.08k

38.5%

Hispanic Population

13.1k people

38.5% of the people in Deer Park, TX are hispanic (13.1k people).

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

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,408,340 ± 36,549 people
India
354,317 ± 14,528 people
El Salvador
223,512 ± 11,564 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.

Foreign-Born Population

7.53%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.56k people

7.15%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.42k people

As of 2024, 7.53% of Deer Park, TX residents (2.56k 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 Deer Park, TX was 7.15%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
514 ± 290
Gulf War (2001-)
430 ± 174
Gulf War (1990s)
152 ± 106

Deer Park, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.2 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Deer Park, TX.

Economy

The economy of Deer Park, TX employs 16.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Deer Park, TX were Manufacturing (2,586 people), Educational Services (2,138 people), and Retail Trade (1,732 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($138,850), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($105,398), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($105,398).

Employment

Occupations

16.3k

2024 Value

± 1,320

1.48%

1 Year growth

± 11.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Deer Park, TX grew at a rate of 1.48%, from 16.1k employees to 16.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Deer Park, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,960 people), Management Occupations (1,709 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,603 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Deer Park, 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

16.3k

2024 Value

± 1,320

1.48%

1 Year growth

± 11.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Deer Park, TX grew at a rate of 1.48%, from 16.1k employees to 16.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Deer Park, TX, are Manufacturing (2,586 people), Educational Services (2,138 people), and Retail Trade (1,732 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Deer Park, TX, though some of these residents may live in Deer Park, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$68,202

Median earning men ± $4,800

$44,417

Median earning women ± $5,507

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($140,500), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($110,208), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($101,364).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($72,895), Manufacturing ($70,607), and Public Administration ($70,121).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Deer Park, TX was $264,600 in 2024, which is 0.795 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $238,900 to $264,600, a 10.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Deer Park, TX is 78.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Deer Park, TX have an average commute time of 24.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Deer Park, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$264,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$14,217

$9,399

Median Property Taxes

±$937

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

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

Rent vs Own

78.3%

Homeownership

2024

67.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 78.3% of the housing units in Deer Park, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 78.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Deer Park, 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.

$100,382

Median Household Income

± $10,503

12k

Number of Households

± 1,086

In 2024, the median household income of the 12k households in Deer Park, TX grew to $100,382 from the previous year's value of $95,233.

The following chart displays the households in Deer Park, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Deer Park, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2024 Wage GINI in Texas

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less 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 (78.7%)
Carpooled (9.83%)
Worked At Home (9.04%)

In 2024, 78.7% of workers in Deer Park, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.83%) and those who worked at home (9.04%).

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

24.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Deer Park, TX have a shorter commute time (24.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.06% of the workforce in Deer Park, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.15% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Deer Park, TX (3.1k out of 33.9k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Deer Park, TX is White, followed by Hispanic 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

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