Live Oak County, TX

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2020 Population

12,175

0.297% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2020 Median Age

42.7

1.18% 1-year increase

2020 Poverty Rate

21.1%

22.3% 1-year increase

2020 Median Household Income

$50,212

6.75% 1-year decline

2020 Median Property Value

$106,200

2.02% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Live Oak County, TX had a population of 12.2k people with a median age of 42.7 and a median household income of $50,212. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Live Oak County, TX grew from 12,139 to 12,175, a 0.297% increase and its median household income declined from $53,848 to $50,212, a −6.75% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Live Oak County, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (56.3%), White (Hispanic) (37.5%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.05%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.42%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.37%).

None of the households in Live Oak 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.

94.7% of the residents in Live Oak County, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2020, the median property value in Live Oak County, TX was $106,200, and the homeownership rate was 81.9%.

Most people in Live Oak County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Live Oak County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Live Oak County, TX borders Atascosa County, TX, Bee County, TX, Duval County, TX, Jim Wells County, TX, Karnes County, TX, McMullen County, TX, and San Patricio County, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Live Oak County, TX is home to a population of 12.2k people, from which 94.7% are citizens. As of 2020, 6.14% of Live Oak County, TX residents were born outside of the country (747 people).

In 2020, there were 1.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.85k people) in Live Oak County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.57k White (Hispanic) and 249 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

94.7%

2020 Citizenship

95%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 94.7% of Live Oak County, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Live Oak County, TX was 95%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Live Oak County, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.85k ± 225
White (Hispanic)
4.57k ± 117
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
249 ± 70

40.2%

Hispanic Population

4.9k people

40.2% of the people in Live Oak County, TX are hispanic (4.9k people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

6.14%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

747 people

6.19%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

752 people

As of 2020, 6.14% of Live Oak County, TX residents (747 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Live Oak County, TX was 6.19%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
202 ± 87
Gulf War (2001-)
130 ± 77
Gulf War (1990s)
87 ± 87

Live Oak County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.55 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Live Oak County, TX employs 4.25k people. The largest industries in Live Oak County, TX are Retail Trade (721 people), Construction (439 people), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (437 people), and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($88,958), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($85,938), and Utilities ($80,192).

Employment

Occupations

4.25k

2020 Value

± 484

−5.73%

1 Year decline

± 16.9%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Live Oak County, TX declined at a rate of −5.73%, from 4.5k employees to 4.25k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Live Oak County, TX, are Sales & Related Occupations (622 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (574 people), and Management Occupations (504 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Live Oak 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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.25k

2020 Value

± 484

−5.73%

1 Year decline

± 16.9%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Live Oak County, TX declined at a rate of −5.73%, from 4.5k employees to 4.25k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Live Oak County, TX, are Retail Trade (721 people), Construction (439 people), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (437 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Live Oak County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Live Oak County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,669

Median earning men ± $7,789

$23,469

Median earning women ± $6,269

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Manufacturing ($103,209), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($85,043), and Public Administration ($82,396).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($65,455), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($53,333), and Public Administration ($53,278).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Texas. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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

57
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
49
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation and Accommodation & Food Services
44
Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services

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

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Texas to other states, or from other states to Texas.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

Electronics
$255B
Gasoline
$212B
Fuel oils
$180B

In 2020, the top outbound Texas product (by dollars) was Electronics with $255B, followed by Gasoline ($212B) and Fuel oils ($180B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Texas products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$2.26T

2020 Value in Texas

$4.54T

Projected 2050 Value in Texas

101% growth

In 2020, total outbound Texas trade was $2.26T. This is expected to increase 101% to $4.54T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Texas trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Texas to other states, or from other states to Texas.

Most Common Trade Partners

Louisiana
$77.7B
California
$68.4B
Michigan
$58.4B

In 2020, the top outbound Texas domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Louisiana with $77.7B, followed by California with $68.4B and Michigan and $58.4B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Texas shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Live Oak County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 83.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (16.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.594%).

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 (83.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (16.2%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.594%)
Libertarian Party

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

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.

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

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2020, 1.35% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.35% 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 2020 were High School or Equivalent (5.56M), Some college (5.02M), and Bachelors Degree (3.9M).

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 Live Oak County, TX was $106,200 in 2020, which is 0.462 times smaller than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $104,100 to $106,200, a 2.02% increase. The homeownership rate in Live Oak County, TX is 81.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Live Oak County, TX have an average commute time of 26.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Live Oak County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Live Oak County, TX is $50,212. In 2020, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Live Oak County, TX was Census Tract 9503 with a value of $58,101, followed by Census Tract 9504 and Census Tract 9501, with respective values of $49,605 and $45,125.

Property

$106,200

Median Property Value 2020

±$11,132

$3,156

Median Property Taxes

±$359

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 Live Oak County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

81.9%

Homeownership

2020

58.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 81.9% of the housing units in Live Oak County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 82%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Live Oak 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 9503
Census Tract 9504
Census Tract 9501

In 2020, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Live Oak County, TX was Census Tract 9503 with a value of $58,101, followed by Census Tract 9504 and Census Tract 9501, with respective values of $49,605 and $45,125.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Live Oak 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.

$50,212

Median Household Income

± $5,642

3.85k

Number of Households

± 415

In 2020, the median household income of the 3.85k households in Live Oak County, TX declined from $50,212 from the previous year's value of $53,848.

The following chart displays the households in Live Oak 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 Live Oak County, TX is from Texas.

0.478

2020 Wage GINI in Texas

0.48

2019 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2020, the income inequality in Texas was 0.478 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.474% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2020

Drove Alone (78.5%)
Carpooled (10.1%)
Worked At Home (6.55%)

In 2020, 78.5% of workers in Live Oak County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.1%) and those who worked at home (6.55%).

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

26.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Live Oak County, TX have a shorter commute time (26.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 3.66% of the workforce in Live Oak County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Live Oak 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 Live Oak County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Live Oak County, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Live Oak County, TX (2.26k out of 10.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 65 - 74, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

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
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

82.3% of the population of Live Oak County, TX has health coverage, with 36.2% on employee plans, 18% on Medicaid, 17.2% on Medicare, 8.96% on non-group plans, and 1.84% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Texas was $6,998 in 2014. This is a 5.06% increase from the previous year ($6,661).

Primary care physicians in Live Oak County, TX see 12207 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.337% increase from the previous year (12166 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 6162 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 12324 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

12,207 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Live Oak County, TX

Primary care physicians in Live Oak County, TX see an average of 12,207 patients per year. This represents a 0.337% increase from the previous year (12,166 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.3% under 18 years, 18.4% between 18 and 34 years, 35.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 22% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

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

Uninsured People

17.7%

Uninsured

36.2%

Employer Coverage

18%

Medicaid

17.2%

Medicare

8.96%

Non-Group

1.84%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Live Oak County, TX declined by 0.807% from 17.9% to 17.7%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

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

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2022, 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 40.8% in Live Oak County, TX.

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

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