Post, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

4,326

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

34.5

3.9% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

9.8%

40.6% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$41,304

1.72% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$49,200

7.17% 1-year decline

Population & Diversity

Post, TX is home to a population of 4.33k people, from which 89% are citizens.

As of 2024, 14.3% of Post, TX residents were born outside of the country (618 people).

In 2024, there were 1.19 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.25k people) in Post, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.06k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 587 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

89%

2024 Citizenship

82.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 89% of Post, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Post, TX was 82.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Post, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.25k ± 259
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.06k ± 316
White (Hispanic)
587 ± 278

55.8%

Hispanic Population

2.41k people

55.8% of the people in Post, TX are hispanic (2.41k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Post, 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

14.3%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

618 people

19.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

900 people

As of 2024, 14.3% of Post, TX residents (618 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 Post, TX was 19.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
130 ± 69
Gulf War (1990s)
51 ± 54
Korea
24 ± 31

Post, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.55 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Post, TX employs 1.35k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Post, TX were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (233 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (169 people), and Public Administration (147 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($87,917), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,750), and Construction ($51,750).

Employment

Occupations

1.35k

2024 Value

± 332

0.595%

1 Year growth

± 34.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Post, TX grew at a rate of 0.595%, from 1.35k employees to 1.35k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Post, TX, are Management Occupations (216 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (150 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (117 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Post, 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

1.35k

2024 Value

± 332

0.595%

1 Year growth

± 34.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Post, TX grew at a rate of 0.595%, from 1.35k employees to 1.35k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Post, TX, are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (233 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (169 people), and Public Administration (147 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Post, TX, though some of these residents may live in Post, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$39,286

Median earning men ± $15,448

$23,946

Median earning women ± $10,011

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($88,485), Construction ($51,750), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($32,128), Retail Trade ($24,000), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($14,811).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Post, TX was $49,200 in 2024, which is 0.148 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $53,000 to $49,200, a 7.17% decrease. The homeownership rate in Post, TX is 67.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Post, TX have an average commute time of 22.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Post, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$49,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$16,279

$783

Median Property Taxes

±$201

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

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

Rent vs Own

67.7%

Homeownership

2024

62.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 67.7% of the housing units in Post, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 64.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Post, 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.

$41,304

Median Household Income

± $5,158

1.16k

Number of Households

± 259

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.16k households in Post, TX grew to $41,304 from the previous year's value of $40,606.

The following chart displays the households in Post, 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 $35k - $40k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Post, 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 (79.7%)
Carpooled (17.7%)
Walked (1.85%)

In 2024, 79.7% of workers in Post, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (17.7%) and those who walked to work (1.85%).

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

22.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Post, TX have a shorter commute time (22.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.84% of the workforce in Post, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Post, TX (289 out of 2.95k 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 Males 75+ and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Post, 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.

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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