McMullen County, TX

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2024 Population

700

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

31.8

2.45% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

12.3%

34.3% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$43,875

4.27% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$97,100

10.8% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

231

8.7% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in McMullen 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.

95.9% of the residents in McMullen County, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in McMullen County, TX was $97,100, and the homeownership rate was 78.3%.

Most people in McMullen County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.5 minutes. The average car ownership in McMullen County, TX was 2 cars per household.

McMullen County, TX borders Atascosa County, TX, Duval County, TX, La Salle County, TX, Live Oak County, TX, and Webb County, TX.

United States Texas

Population & Diversity

McMullen County, TX is home to a population of 700 people, from which 95.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.14% of McMullen County, TX residents were born outside of the country (29 people).

In 2024, there were 1.25 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (325 people) in McMullen County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 261 White (Non-Hispanic) and 50 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.9%

2024 Citizenship

96.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.9% of McMullen County, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in McMullen County, TX was 96.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in McMullen County, TX

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
325 ± 186
White (Non-Hispanic)
261 ± 153
Other (Hispanic)
50 ± 49

62.1%

Hispanic Population

435 people

62.1% of the people in McMullen County, TX are hispanic (435 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in McMullen 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

4.14%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

29 people

3.53%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

22 people

As of 2024, 4.14% of McMullen County, TX residents (29 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 McMullen County, TX was 3.53%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
9 ± 27
Vietnam
3 ± 22

McMullen County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 3 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of McMullen County, TX employs 231 people. In 2024, the largest industries in McMullen County, TX were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (47 people), Public Administration (36 people), and Retail Trade (26 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($36,164), Educational Services ($36,111), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($36,078).

Employment

Occupations

231

2024 Value

± 117

−8.7%

1 Year decline

± 73.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in McMullen County, TX declined at a rate of −8.7%, from 253 employees to 231 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in McMullen County, TX, are Management Occupations (50 people), Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (28 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (26 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of McMullen 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

231

2024 Value

± 117

−8.7%

1 Year decline

± 73.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in McMullen County, TX declined at a rate of −8.7%, from 253 employees to 231 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in McMullen County, TX, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (47 people), Public Administration (36 people), and Retail Trade (26 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of McMullen County, TX, though some of these residents may live in McMullen County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$37,241

Median earning men ± $14,311

$19,856

Median earning women ± $7,161

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($72,917), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($37,614), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($36,078).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($8,750).

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

6
Transportation and Warehousing
3
Accommodation and Food Services
3
Transportation and Warehousing

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

$9.52k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
$6.79k
Transportation and Warehousing
$2.49k
Wholesale Trade

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 McMullen 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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in McMullen County, TX was $97,100 in 2024, which is 0.292 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $108,800 to $97,100, a 10.8% decrease. The homeownership rate in McMullen County, TX is 78.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in McMullen County, TX have an average commute time of 19.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in McMullen County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 18.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in McMullen County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 10.2%.

Housing

Property

$97,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$43,815

$162

Median Property Taxes

±$70

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

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

Rent vs Own

78.3%

Homeownership

2024

80.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 78.3% of the housing units in McMullen County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 76.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in McMullen 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.

$43,875

Median Household Income

± $13,683

207

Number of Households

± 74

In 2024, the median household income of the 207 households in McMullen County, TX declined from $43,875 from the previous year's value of $45,833.

The following chart displays the households in McMullen 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 McMullen 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 (74%)
Worked At Home (13.9%)
Carpooled (7.79%)

In 2024, 74% of workers in McMullen County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.9%) and those who carpooled to work (7.79%).

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

19.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in McMullen County, TX have a shorter commute time (19.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in McMullen County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 18.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in McMullen County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 10.2%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

12.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in McMullen County, TX (86 out of 700 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 Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males < 5.

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

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, 18.6% of the children was living in poverty in McMullen County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.9%.

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 123 in McMullen County, TX. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 9.31 per 100,000 population.

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

Health

85% of the population of McMullen County, TX has health coverage, with 31.1% on employee plans, 16.1% on Medicaid, 19.7% on Medicare, 17.9% on non-group plans, and 0.143% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in McMullen County, TX see 0 patients per year on average, which represents a NaNN% change from the previous year (0 patients). Compare this to dentists who see null patients per year, and mental health providers who see 568 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 39.4% were men and 60.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

0 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in McMullen County, TX

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

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 42.4% under 18 years, 14.3% between 18 and 34 years, 26% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 39.4% were men and 60.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

15%

Uninsured

31.1%

Employer Coverage

16.1%

Medicaid

19.7%

Medicare

17.9%

Non-Group

0.143%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in McMullen County, TX declined by 16.6% from 18% to 15%.

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