Chambers County, TX Demographic Data

Chambers County, TX Summary

Chambers County is located in Texas
  • Population: 35,654
  • Area: 871.18 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 597.14 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 274.05 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 40.92 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 9.84 ft
  • Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

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Chambers County, TX Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
19,118
50%
50.8
Male
18,954
50%
49.2
Total Population
38,072
 
323,128,000

Chambers County, TX Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,549
6.7% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
3,211
8.4% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,952
7.8% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,868
7.5% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,286
6.0% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,866
12.8% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
5,127
13.5% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
5,656
14.9% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,518
6.6% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,047
5.4% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,594
6.8% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
963
2.5% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
435
1.1% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
27,484
72.2%
77.2
Female
13,708
49.9%
51.3
Male
13,776
50.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
25,817
67.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
5,146
13.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,992
10.5%
15.2
Female
2,070
51.9%
55.8
Male
1,922
48.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0

Chambers County, TX Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
37,561
98.7% 
96.8
White
33,013
86.7% 
72.6
Black or African American
3,061
8.0% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
56
0.1% 
0.8
Asian
518
1.4% 
5.4
Asian Indian
175
0.5% 
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0% 
1.3
Filipino
123
0.3% 
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0% 
0.2
Korean
0
0.0% 
0.4
Vietnamese
207
0.5% 
0.6
Other Asian
13
0.0% 
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0% 
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0% 
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0% 
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0% 
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0% 
0.1
Some Other Race
913
2.4% 
5.1
Two or More Races
511
1.3% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
8,047
21.1% 
17.8
Mexican
7,321
19.2% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
14
0.0% 
1.7
Cuban
4
0.0% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
708
1.9% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
30,025
78.9% 
82.2

Chambers County, TX Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2,035
8.4% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,888
7.8% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
7,067
29.2% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
6,113
25.3% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,987
8.2% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,497
14.4% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,619
6.7% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,923
16.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
20,283
83.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
5,116
21.1%
31.2

Chambers County, TX Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
7,127
24.3%
33.7%
Now Married
18,208
62.0%
47.5
Divorced
2,480
8.4%
11.0%
Separated
274
0.9%
2.0
Widowed
1,271
4.3
5.8%

Chambers County, TX Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
28,726
80.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
6,797
19.1%
21.6%
Spanish
5,600
15.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
633
1.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
305
0.9%
3.5%
Other Languages
259
0.7%
1.1%

Chambers County, TX Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
832
6.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
555
4.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,096
8.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,153
8.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,454
11.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,618
12.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,618
12.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
2,481
19.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1,360
10.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
800
6.2%
6.4
Median household income
70,396
 
57,617
Per capita income
29,729
 
31,128

Chambers County, TX Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
422
2.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
795
5.0%
9.8
Construction
2,248
14.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,344
21.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
918
5.8%
6.6
Information
131
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,896
18.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
494
3.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,384
8.7%
11.4
Public administration
343
2.2%
4.6
Retail trade
1,067
6.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,119
7.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
786
4.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,418
15.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
5,730
35.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
3,160
19.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,088
19.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,551
9.7%
18.1%

Chambers County, TX Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
15,729
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
13,809
87.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,102
7.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
5
0.0%
5.1
Walked
103
0.7%
2.7
Other means
357
2.3%
1.8
Worked at home
353
2.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
29.2
 
26.6

Chambers County, TX Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
343
2.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,874
29.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
5,106
39.4%
37.1
3 or more
3,644
28.1%
21.0

Chambers County, TX Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
12,967
89.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
10,436
80.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,531
19.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,473
10.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.5

Chambers County, TX Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
14,440
1 room
78
0.5%
2.4
2 rooms
139
1.0%
2.7
3 rooms
551
3.8%
9.1
4 rooms
1,547
10.7%
16.5
5 rooms
3,529
24.4%
19.8
6 rooms
3,519
24.4%
17.8
7 rooms
2,494
17.3%
12.0
8 rooms
1,251
8.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,332
9.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
 
0.0

Chambers County, TX Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
14,440
 
 
1-unit, detached
10,586
73.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
118
0.8%
5.9
2-units
33
0.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
32
0.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
278
1.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
92
0.6%
4.4
20 or more units
291
2.0%
9.0
Mobile home
2,969
20.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
41
0.3%
0.1

Chambers County, TX Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
365
2.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
334
2.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
666
4.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
859
5.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,653
11.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,699
11.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,863
19.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
4,830
33.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
863
6.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
308
2.1%
1.4%

Chambers County, TX Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,394
26.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
905
7.0%
4.7
Electricity
8,413
64.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
16
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
58
0.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
111
0.9%
0.5
No fuel used
70
0.5%
1.1

Chambers County, TX Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
5,461
 
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
89
1.6%
10.3%
Less than $500
158
2.9%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
257
4.7%
7.0%
$500 to $999
650
11.9%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
703
12.9%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,731
31.7%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,873
34.3%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
3,078
58.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
874
16.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
290
5.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
255
4.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
753
14.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
211
0.0%
0.0%

Chambers County, TX Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,227 
 
41,631,300 
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
44
2.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
63
2.8%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
155
7.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
178
8.0%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
431
19.4%
28.3%
$500 to $999
1,356
60.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
304
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
867
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
452
20.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
514
23.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
262
11.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
256
11.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
135
6.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
578
26.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
334
0.0%
0.0%

Chambers County, TX Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
10,436
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,508
14.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,308
12.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,027
19.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,916
18.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2,346
22.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,104
10.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
197
1.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
30
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
158,700
 
205,000