Ranger, TX

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,641
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
31.2
1.58% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
23.3%
8.97% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$34,336
0.97% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$66,000
32.8% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,160
2.77% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Ranger, 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.

98.1% of the residents in Ranger, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Ranger, TX are Ranger College (432 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Ranger, TX was $66,000, and the homeownership rate was 57.1%.

Most people in Ranger, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Ranger, TX was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Ranger, TX is home to a population of 2.64k people, from which 98.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.52% of Ranger, TX residents were born outside of the country (93 people).

In 2024, there were 5.33 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.74k people) in Ranger, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 327 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 206 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.1%
2024 Citizenship
97.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.1% of Ranger, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ranger, TX was 97.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ranger, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.74k ± 393
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    327 ± 195
  3. White (Hispanic)
    206 ± 145
23.8%
Hispanic Population
629 people

In 2024, there were 5.33 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.74k people) in Ranger, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 327 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 206 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

23.8% of the people in Ranger, TX are hispanic (629 people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place 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

3.52%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
93 people
4.33%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
110 people

As of 2024, 3.52% of Ranger, TX residents (93 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 Ranger, TX was 4.33%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    54 ± 50
  2. Vietnam
    49 ± 43
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    22 ± 21

Ranger, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.1 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Ranger, TX employs 1.16k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ranger, TX were Accommodation & Food Services (165 people), Retail Trade (149 people), and Educational Services (130 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,636), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($63,601), and Transportation & Warehousing ($63,506).

Employment

Occupations

1.16k
2024 Value
± 253
−2.77%
1 Year decline
± 31.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ranger, TX declined at a rate of −2.77%, from 1.19k employees to 1.16k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ranger, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (146 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (128 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (120 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ranger, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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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

1.16k
2024 Value
± 253
−2.77%
1 Year decline
± 31.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ranger, TX declined at a rate of −2.77%, from 1.19k employees to 1.16k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ranger, TX, are Accommodation & Food Services (165 people), Retail Trade (149 people), and Educational Services (130 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ranger, TX, though some of these residents may live in Ranger, 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

$38,811
Median earning men ± $11,044
$28,911
Median earning women ± $5,251

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($63,526), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($42,417), and Manufacturing ($42,188).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($32,609), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($30,792), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($23,811).

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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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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 Ranger, 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

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.
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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Education

In 2023, universities in Ranger, TX awarded 432 degrees. The student population of Ranger, TX in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,154 male students and 1,344 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Ranger, TX are White (235 and 56.8%), Hispanic or Latino (137 and 33.1%), Black or African American (20 and 4.83%), and Two or More Races (15 and 3.62%).

The largest universities in Ranger, TX by number of degrees awarded are Ranger College (432 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Ranger, TX are General Studies (206 and 47.7%), Welding Technology (114 and 26.4%), and General Cosmetology (57 and 13.2%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 2,498 students enrolled in Ranger, TX, 46.2% men and 53.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,385 records, of which 57.7% were women and 42.3% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Studies
    206 degrees awarded
  2. Registered Nursing
    36 degrees awarded
  3. Welding Technology
    7 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Ranger, TX was General Studies with 206 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Ranger, TX according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Ranger College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
432 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Ranger College with 432 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 196 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Ranger, TX, which is 0.831 times less than the 236 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 235 degrees mean that there were 1.72 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 137 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($3,700) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($2,625) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,700) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Ranger, TX was $66,000 in 2024, which is 0.198 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $49,700 to $66,000, a 32.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Ranger, TX is 57.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ranger, TX have an average commute time of 27.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ranger, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$66,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$16,327
$591
Median Property Taxes
±$150

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

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

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Rent vs Own

57.1%
Homeownership
2024
71.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 57.1% of the housing units in Ranger, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 55.4%.

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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.
$34,336
Median Household Income
± $9,328
1.04k
Number of Households
± 211

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.04k households in Ranger, TX grew to $34,336 from the previous year's value of $34,006.

The following chart displays the households in Ranger, 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 < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ranger, 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (74.2%)
  2. Carpooled (20.8%)
  3. Worked At Home (2.31%)

In 2024, 74.2% of workers in Ranger, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (20.8%) and those who worked at home (2.31%).

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

27.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ranger, TX have a longer commute time (27.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 7.82% of the workforce in Ranger, 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 Ranger, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ranger, TX have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

23.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ranger, TX (540 out of 2.31k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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Health

77.4% of the population of Ranger, TX has health coverage, with 28.7% on employee plans, 23.6% on Medicaid, 11.9% on Medicare, 12.9% on non-group plans, and 0.269% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 590 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53% were men and 47% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.8% under 18 years, 29.6% between 18 and 34 years, 27.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53% were men and 47% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

22.6%
Uninsured
28.7%
Employer Coverage
23.6%
Medicaid
11.9%
Medicare
12.9%
Non-Group
0.269%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ranger, TX declined by 10.3% from 25.2% to 22.6%.

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

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