Refugio County, TX

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2024 Population

6,707

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

42.4

3.42% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

14.6%

15.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$60,181

3.73% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$99,000

4.87% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

2,732

2.32% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Refugio 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.

98.8% of the residents in Refugio County, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Refugio County, TX was $99,000, and the homeownership rate was 77%.

Most people in Refugio County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Refugio County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Refugio County, TX borders Aransas County, TX, Bee County, TX, Calhoun County, TX, Goliad County, TX, San Patricio County, TX, and Victoria County, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Refugio County, TX is home to a population of 6.71k people, from which 98.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.04% of Refugio County, TX residents were born outside of the country (204 people).

In 2024, there were 1.49 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.72k people) in Refugio County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.82k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.08k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.8%

2024 Citizenship

99.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.8% of Refugio County, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Refugio County, TX was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Refugio County, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.72k ± 40
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.82k ± 309
White (Hispanic)
1.08k ± 308

50.4%

Hispanic Population

3.38k people

50.4% of the people in Refugio County, TX are hispanic (3.38k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Refugio 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
2,408,340 ± 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

3.04%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

204 people

2.27%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

152 people

As of 2024, 3.04% of Refugio County, TX residents (204 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 Refugio County, TX was 2.27%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
217 ± 79
Gulf War (2001-)
86 ± 60
Gulf War (1990s)
43 ± 37

Refugio County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.52 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Refugio County, TX employs 2.73k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Refugio County, TX were Health Care & Social Assistance (356 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (314 people), and Educational Services (312 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($72,500), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($70,284), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($68,438).

Employment

Occupations

2.73k

2024 Value

± 327

2.32%

1 Year growth

± 16.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Refugio County, TX grew at a rate of 2.32%, from 2.67k employees to 2.73k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Refugio County, TX, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (337 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (325 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (281 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Refugio 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

2.73k

2024 Value

± 327

2.32%

1 Year growth

± 16.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Refugio County, TX grew at a rate of 2.32%, from 2.67k employees to 2.73k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Refugio County, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (356 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (314 people), and Educational Services (312 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Refugio County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Refugio County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,156

Median earning men ± $6,842

$31,563

Median earning women ± $4,687

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($83,333), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($72,500), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($69,063).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($50,714), Manufacturing ($45,625), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($42,955).

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

10
Other Services (except Public Administration)
9
Accommodation and Food Services
9
Retail Trade

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

$27k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
$11.1k
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
$8.3k
Health Care and Social Assistance

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 Refugio 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 Refugio County, TX was $99,000 in 2024, which is 0.298 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $94,400 to $99,000, a 4.87% increase. The homeownership rate in Refugio County, TX is 77%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Refugio County, TX have an average commute time of 24.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Refugio County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 15.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Refugio County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 5.1%.

Housing

Property

$99,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$14,550

$1,921

Median Property Taxes

±$239

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

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

Rent vs Own

77%

Homeownership

2024

68.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 77% of the housing units in Refugio County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 78%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Refugio 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.

$60,181

Median Household Income

± $5,864

2.5k

Number of Households

± 287

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.5k households in Refugio County, TX grew to $60,181 from the previous year's value of $58,016.

The following chart displays the households in Refugio 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Refugio County, 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 (88%)
Carpooled (5.38%)
Walked (3.69%)

In 2024, 88% of workers in Refugio County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (5.38%) and those who walked to work (3.69%).

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

24.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Refugio County, TX have a shorter commute time (24.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.01% of the workforce in Refugio County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 15.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Refugio County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 5.1%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

14.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Refugio County, TX (958 out of 6.55k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 55 - 64.

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

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 26.4% of the children was living in poverty in Refugio County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.4%.

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 336 in Refugio County, TX. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 147 per 100,000 population.

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

Health

83.9% of the population of Refugio County, TX has health coverage, with 40.5% on employee plans, 15.5% on Medicaid, 16.7% on Medicare, 9.65% on non-group plans, and 1.48% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Refugio County, TX see 6,756 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (6,756 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3316 patients per year, and mental health providers who see null patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

6,756 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Refugio County, TX

Primary care physicians in Refugio County, TX see an average of 6,756 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (6,756 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.7% under 18 years, 21.4% between 18 and 34 years, 33.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

16.1%

Uninsured

40.5%

Employer Coverage

15.5%

Medicaid

16.7%

Medicare

9.65%

Non-Group

1.48%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Refugio County, TX declined by 4.07% from 16.7% to 16.1%.

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