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Grimes County, TX


Designated Market Area: Houston, TX
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Working Class Country

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2024 population: 33,448   ( 4,152 from 2020)
Land area: 787.5 square miles
Population density: 42.5 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:19,550 58.45% 14.3%
Black:4,35413.02% 4.1%
Indian:1520.45% 23.6%
Asian:2060.62% 56.1%
2+ races:4561.36% 14.6%
Hispanic:8,73026.10% 18.7%
Total non-White:13,89841.55% 14.0%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,572 13.4
Deaths:1,58213.5
Net Migration: 3,99934.1
Net Immigration: 1040.9
Change in White population:2,444 8.3
Change in Non-White pop.:1,708 5.8




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
29,296
17,10658.39%
4,18314.28%
1230.42%
1320.45%
3981.36%
7,35425.10%
12,19041.61%

2010
26,604
16,13360.64%
4,34816.34%
820.31%
680.26%
3051.15%
5,65221.24%
10,47139.36%

2000
23,552
14,77262.72%
4,66719.82%
500.21%
710.30%
1970.84%
3,78716.08%
8,78037.28%

1990
18,828
11,49361.04%
4,61924.53%
510.27%
360.19%
n/a
2,62913.96%
7,33538.96%

1980
13,580
8,57163.11%
3,71827.38%
00.00%
00.00%
n/a
1,2839.45%
5,00936.89%

1970
11,855
6,91258.30%
3,77731.86%
00.00%
20.02%
n/a
1,1249.48%
4,943 41.70%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
2,939 11.0
2,5609.6
1,8126.8
1160.4
973 3.7
1,719 6.5
2000's
NumberRate
3,131 13.3
2,1569.2
1,3235.6
2901.2
1,361 5.8
1,691 7.2
1990's
NumberRate
2,945 15.6
2,03210.8
4,31022.9
3321.8
3,279 17.4
1,445 7.7
1980's
NumberRate
2,886 21.3
1,958 14.4
4,622 34.0
n/a
2,922 21.5
2,326 17.1
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
1,422 12.0
n/a
1,659 14.0
66 0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Grimes County, TX
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
40.3
6,595 19.7%
26,853 80.3%
5,362 16.0%
9,769
2.66
6,821 69.8%
5,440 79.8%
646 9.5%
2,948 30.2%

2010
NumberPercent
40.0
6,059 22.8%
20,545 77.2%
3,672 13.8%
8,902
2.65
6,361 71.5%
4,734 74.4%
555 8.7%
2,541 28.5%

2000
NumberPercent
37.9
5,814 24.7%
17,738 75.3%
3,244 13.8%
7,714
2.69
5,626 72.9%
4,308 76.6%
545 9.7%
2,088 27.1%

1990
NumberPercent
32.8
4,839 25.7%
13,989 74.3%
2,536 13.5%
6,012
2.72
4,437 73.8%
3,442 77.6%
287 6.5%
1,575 26.2%

1980
NumberPercent
32.7
3,947 29.1%
9,633 70.9%
2,452 18.1%
4,850
2.77
3,666 75.6%
2,894 78.9%
328 8.9%
1,184 24.4%

2022 Housing Data for Grimes County, TX

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units12,038 
Median Value$212,500 
Occupied9,76981.2%
Vacant2,26918.8%
Owned7,64178.2%
Rented2,12821.8%
Median Rent$910 
Single-Family Units8,83873.4%
    Detached8,63871.8%
    Attached2001.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units5054.2%
Mobile Homes2,23218.5%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Grimes County, TX

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0005645.8%
$10,000 to $14,9994114.2%
$15,000 to $19,9994354.5%
$20,000 to $24,9993103.2%
$25,000 to $29,9996316.5%
$30,000 to $34,9994714.8%
$35,000 to $39,9995255.4%
$40,000 to $44,9992983.1%
$45,000 to $49,9993313.4%
$50,000 to $59,9996827.0%
$60,000 to $74,9998909.1%
$75,000 to $99,9991,10211.3%
$100,000 to $124,9991,16511.9%
$125,000 to $149,9995205.3%
$150,000 to $199,9997858.0%
$200,000 or more6496.6%
Median Household Income63,484 
Per Capita Income28,792 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state91 
Compared to U.S.79 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI6096.2%
Public Assistance2372.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1,44514.8%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed8,20660.5%
Unemployed4363.2%
In Armed Forces00.0%
Total Labor Force8,64263.7%
Not in Labor Force4,92436.3%
Real Unemployment Rate 39.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector3,9953,29454.8%
Non-Profit13132129.0%
Self-Employed1,25539176.2%
Local Government49055546.9%
State Government40076334.4%
Federal Government135120.3%
Total Private + Self5,2503,68558.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,0341,69038.0%
Total6,2845,37553.9%
Pct. Govt.19.5%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts1,98617.0%
Sales and Office Occupations2,50321.5%
Professional, Technical2,22719.1%
Service Occupations1,69314.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1561.3%
All others3,25027.9%
White Collar 57.6%
Industry
 Number%
Retail trade1,52613.1%
Educational services1,39311.9%
Health care and social assistance1,32811.4%
Construction1,32311.3%
Manufacturing1,22210.5%
Other services6885.9%
Public administration5805.0%
Professional, scientific, technical5134.4%
Accommodation and food services4694.0%
Finance and insurance4654.0%
Transportation and warehousing4143.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting3973.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction3523.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.2732.3%
Utilities2292.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing2021.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1441.2%
Wholesale trade930.8%
Information460.4%
Management20.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Grimes County, TX

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican6,79823.09%
Puerto Rican330.11%
Cuban140.05%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American2170.74%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan00.00%
Honduran280.10%
Nicaraguan680.23%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran1210.41%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American00.00%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic2260.77%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian290.10%
Laotian240.08%
Vietnamese230.08%
Thai140.05%
Japanese100.03%
Filipino70.02%
Chinese10.00%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English22,23279.8%
Spanish5,27418.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic1020.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun710.3%
Other420.2%
Other Asian390.1%
German, other Germanic310.1%
Vietnamese280.1%
Other Indo-European190.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German4,07913.9%
Irish2,8299.6%
English2,5838.8%
American1,2344.2%
Polish1,1674.0%
European8282.8%
French7642.6%
African5231.8%
Scotch-Irish5091.7%
Scottish4861.7%
Italian3851.3%
Czech3271.1%
Dutch2210.8%
Welsh1840.6%
Norwegian1540.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen28,36696.3%
Not a citizen1,0763.7%
Native27,57893.7%
Foreign-born1,8646.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Grimes County, TX

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,421 7.0%2,456 12.2%6,303 31.2%6,076 30.1%2,418 12.0%1,501 7.4%
  Average years of education: 12.5
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,421 7.0%
9-12 Years 2,456 12.2%
H.S. Grad or GED 6,303 31.2%
Some College 6,076 30.1%
Bach. Degree 2,418 12.0%
Grad Degree 1,501 7.4%
Average years of education: 12.5

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Grimes County, TX

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 7,357 6,973 384 5.2% 6.4%
1991 8,082 7,709 373 4.6% 7.0%
1992 7,936 7,457 479 6.0% 7.7%
1993 8,117 7,692 425 5.2% 7.2%
1994 8,495 8,093 402 4.7% 6.6%
1995 8,606 8,135 471 5.5% 6.1%
1996 8,575 8,019 556 6.5% 5.8%
1997 8,858 8,402 456 5.1% 5.4%
1998 8,912 8,471 441 4.9% 5.0%
1999 8,986 8,344 642 7.1% 4.7%
2000 9,986 9,443 543 5.4% 4.4%
2001 9,958 9,407 551 5.5% 5.0%
2002 9,963 9,202 761 7.6% 6.3%
2003 10,293 9,452 841 8.2% 6.7%
2004 10,302 9,579 723 7.0% 6.0%
2005 10,275 9,641 634 6.2% 5.5%
2006 10,462 9,893 569 5.4% 5.0%
2007 10,455 9,965 490 4.7% 4.4%
2008 10,841 10,283 558 5.1% 4.9%
2009 11,576 10,587 989 8.5% 7.5%
2010 11,349 10,322 1,027 9.0% 8.2%
2011 11,622 10,681 941 8.1% 8.0%
2012 11,788 11,032 756 6.4% 6.7%
2013 11,796 11,082 714 6.1% 6.3%
2014 11,807 11,236 571 4.8% 5.2%
2015 11,517 10,900 617 5.4% 4.5%
2016 11,058 10,326 732 6.6% 4.6%
2017 10,883 10,297 586 5.4% 4.3%
2018 11,110 10,650 460 4.1% 3.9%
2019 11,253 10,805 448 4.0% 3.5%
2020 11,082 10,191 891 8.0% 7.6%
2021 11,248 10,505 743 6.6% 5.6%
2022 11,460 10,943 517 4.5% 3.9%
2023 11,882 11,359 523 4.4% 3.9%
2024 12,620 12,071 549 4.4% 4.1%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com