Tom Green County, TX

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2024 Population
119,577
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
36
0.559% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
11.1%
5.17% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$68,370
3.19% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$197,000
5.52% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
55,611
0.301% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Tom Green 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.

97% of the residents in Tom Green County, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Tom Green County, TX are Angelo State University (1,974 degrees awarded in 2023) and Texas College of Cosmetology-San Angelo (77 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Tom Green County, TX was $197,000, and the homeownership rate was 65.1%.

Most people in Tom Green County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Tom Green County, TX was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Tom Green County, TX is home to a population of 120k people, from which 97% are citizens. As of 2024, 5.93% of Tom Green County, TX residents were born outside of the country (7.09k people).

In 2024, there were 2.51 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (61.5k people) in Tom Green County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 24.5k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 13.9k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97%
2024 Citizenship
96.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97% of Tom Green County, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Tom Green County, TX was 96.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Tom Green County, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    61.5k ± 526
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    24.5k ± 2.1k
  3. White (Hispanic)
    13.9k ± 1.58k
40.6%
Hispanic Population
48.5k people

In 2024, there were 2.51 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (61.5k people) in Tom Green County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 24.5k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 13.9k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

40.6% of the people in Tom Green County, TX are hispanic (48.5k people).

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

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Global Diversity

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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

5.93%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
7.09k people
5.97%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
7.13k people

As of 2024, 5.93% of Tom Green County, TX residents (7.09k 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 Tom Green County, TX was 5.97%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    3,305 ± 480
  2. Vietnam
    1,754 ± 288
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,677 ± 412

Tom Green County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.88 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Tom Green County, TX employs 55.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Tom Green County, TX were Health Care & Social Assistance (9,205 people), Retail Trade (6,609 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (4,539 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($115,481), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($91,771), and Utilities ($82,381).

Employment

Occupations

55.6k
2024 Value
± 2,217
0.301%
1 Year growth
± 5.51%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tom Green County, TX grew at a rate of 0.301%, from 55.4k employees to 55.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Tom Green County, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (6,727 people), Sales & Related Occupations (5,599 people), and Management Occupations (5,334 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Tom Green County, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

55.6k
2024 Value
± 2,217
0.301%
1 Year growth
± 5.51%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tom Green County, TX grew at a rate of 0.301%, from 55.4k employees to 55.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Tom Green County, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (9,205 people), Retail Trade (6,609 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (4,539 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Tom Green County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Tom Green County, 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

$49,401
Median earning men ± $2,387
$34,005
Median earning women ± $2,593

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($87,260), Wholesale Trade ($85,718), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($72,511).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($55,236), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($46,339), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($44,507).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 184
    Construction
  2. 183
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  3. 147
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $484k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $240k
    Retail Trade
  3. $205k
    Manufacturing

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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

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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

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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.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Tom Green County, TX awarded 2,051 degrees. The student population of Tom Green County, TX in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 4,677 male students and 6,656 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Tom Green County, TX are White (1,010 and 50.4%), Hispanic or Latino (745 and 37.2%), Black or African American (146 and 7.29%), and Two or More Races (59 and 2.95%).

The largest universities in Tom Green County, TX by number of degrees awarded are Angelo State University (1,974 and 96.2%) and Texas College of Cosmetology-San Angelo (77 and 3.75%).

The most popular majors in Tom Green County, TX are General Business Administration & Management (217 and 10.6%), School Counseling & Guidance Services (149 and 7.26%), and Other Multidisciplinary Studies (145 and 7.07%).

The median tuition cost in Tom Green County, TX for a public four year colleges is $4,495 for in-state students and $14,575 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Tom Green County, TX, the percentage of applicants admitted was 79.2%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 39.1%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 11,333 (41.3% men and 58.7% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 11,333 students enrolled in Tom Green County, TX, 41.3% men and 58.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 5,697 records, of which 58.2% were women and 41.8% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Business Administration & Management
    88 degrees awarded
  2. Kinesiology & Exercise Science
    87 degrees awarded
  3. Other Multidisciplinary Studies
    145 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Tom Green County, TX was General Business Administration & Management with 88 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Angelo State University
    1,974 degrees awarded
  2. Texas College of Cosmetology-San Angelo
    77 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Angelo State University with 1,974 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 745 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Tom Green County, TX, which is 0.57 times less than the 1,306 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 1,010 degrees mean that there were 1.36 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 745 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($4,495) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($3,824) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Tom Green County, TX was $197,000 in 2024, which is 0.592 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $186,700 to $197,000, a 5.52% increase. The homeownership rate in Tom Green County, TX is 65.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Tom Green County, TX have an average commute time of 20.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Tom Green County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 14.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Tom Green County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.797%.

Housing

Property

$197,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$7,000
$30,460
Median Property Taxes
±$1,439

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 Tom Green County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

65.1%
Homeownership
2024
64.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 65.1% of the housing units in Tom Green County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 66.8%.

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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.
$68,370
Median Household Income
± $2,936
46.8k
Number of Households
± 1,920

In 2024, the median household income of the 46.8k households in Tom Green County, TX grew to $68,370 from the previous year's value of $66,254.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Tom Green 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (73.9%)
  2. Carpooled (12.6%)
  3. Worked At Home (8.93%)

In 2024, 73.9% of workers in Tom Green County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.6%) and those who worked at home (8.93%).

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

20.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Tom Green County, TX have a shorter commute time (20.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.71% of the workforce in Tom Green County, 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 Tom Green County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Tom Green County, TX have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 14.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Tom Green County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.797%.

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Poverty & Diversity

11.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Tom Green County, TX (12.8k out of 115k 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 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Tom Green County, 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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Children in Poverty

In 2025, 17.1% of the children was living in poverty in Tom Green County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 7%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 318 in Tom Green County, TX. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 17.7 per 100,000 population.

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Health

84.5% of the population of Tom Green County, TX has health coverage, with 41.1% on employee plans, 12% on Medicaid, 11.9% on Medicare, 16.1% on non-group plans, and 3.35% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Tom Green County, TX see 1,388 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,388 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1544 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 463 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,388 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Tom Green County, TX

Primary care physicians in Tom Green County, TX see an average of 1,388 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,388 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.9% under 18 years, 21.9% between 18 and 34 years, 35% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

15.5%
Uninsured
41.1%
Employer Coverage
12%
Medicaid
11.9%
Medicare
16.1%
Non-Group
3.35%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Tom Green County, TX grew by 6.51% from 14.5% to 15.5%.

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 50.5 in Tom Green County, TX.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, 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 37.6% in Tom Green County, TX.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 18.1% in Tom Green County, TX.

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