Grimes County, TX Demographic Data

Grimes County, TX Summary

Grimes County is located in Texas
  • Population: 26,708
  • Area: 801.60 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 787.46 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 14.14 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 33.31 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 317.91 ft
  • Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

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Grimes County, TX Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
12,204
45%
50.8
Male
14,936
55%
49.2
Total Population
27,140
 
323,128,000

Grimes County, TX Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,401
5.2% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,685
6.2% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,078
7.7% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,764
6.5% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,504
5.5% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,147
11.6% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,500
12.9% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,868
14.3% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,667
6.1% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,126
7.8% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,682
9.9% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,195
4.4% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
523
1.9% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
21,090
77.7%
77.2
Female
9,295
44.1%
51.3
Male
11,795
55.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
19,936
73.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
5,528
20.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
4,400
16.2%
15.2
Female
2,246
51.0%
55.8
Male
2,154
49.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0

Grimes County, TX Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
26,438
97.4% 
96.8
White
20,435
75.3% 
72.6
Black or African American
4,366
16.1% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
360
1.3% 
0.8
Asian
25
0.1% 
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0% 
1.2
Chinese
6
0.0% 
1.3
Filipino
3
0.0% 
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0% 
0.2
Korean
0
0.0% 
0.4
Vietnamese
16
0.1% 
0.6
Other Asian
0
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
1,252
4.6% 
5.1
Two or More Races
702
2.6% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
6,250
23.0% 
17.8
Mexican
5,798
21.4% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
41
0.2% 
1.7
Cuban
8
0.0% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
403
1.5% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
20,890
77.0% 
82.2

Grimes County, TX Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,778
9.5% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,382
12.7% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
6,558
35.1% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,523
24.2% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,003
5.4% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,642
8.8% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
822
4.4% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
4,160
22.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
14,548
77.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,464
13.2%
31.2

Grimes County, TX Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
6,439
29.3%
33.7%
Now Married
9,972
45.4%
47.5
Divorced
3,213
14.6%
11.0%
Separated
748
3.4%
2.0
Widowed
1,604
7.3
5.8%

Grimes County, TX Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
20,840
81.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
4,899
19.0%
21.6%
Spanish
4,757
18.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
103
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
31
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
8
0.0%
1.1%

Grimes County, TX Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
949
10.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
516
5.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,103
12.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
848
9.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,218
13.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,768
19.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,116
12.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
885
9.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
367
4.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
230
2.6%
6.4
Median household income
47,839
 
57,617
Per capita income
21,173
 
31,128

Grimes County, TX Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,063
10.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
671
6.5%
9.8
Construction
913
8.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,617
15.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
427
4.2%
6.6
Information
64
0.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,232
12.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
524
5.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
866
8.5%
11.4
Public administration
571
5.6%
4.6
Retail trade
1,326
12.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
742
7.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
230
2.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,674
16.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,466
24.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,952
19.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,279
22.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,875
18.3%
18.1%

Grimes County, TX Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
10,136
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,979
78.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,656
16.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
114
1.1%
2.7
Other means
53
0.5%
1.8
Worked at home
334
3.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
31.6
 
26.6

Grimes County, TX Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
512
5.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,581
28.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,869
43.0%
37.1
3 or more
2,038
22.6%
21.0

Grimes County, TX Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
9,000
81.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
6,946
77.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,054
22.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,983
18.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.5

Grimes County, TX Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,983
1 room
80
0.7%
2.4
2 rooms
233
2.1%
2.7
3 rooms
749
6.8%
9.1
4 rooms
1,949
17.7%
16.5
5 rooms
3,036
27.6%
19.8
6 rooms
2,224
20.2%
17.8
7 rooms
1,160
10.6%
12.0
8 rooms
834
7.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
718
6.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
 
0.0

Grimes County, TX Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,983
 
 
1-unit, detached
7,443
67.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
52
0.5%
5.9
2-units
262
2.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
134
1.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
65
0.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
34
0.3%
4.4
20 or more units
101
0.9%
9.0
Mobile home
2,845
25.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
47
0.4%
0.1

Grimes County, TX Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
527
4.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
280
2.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
697
6.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
920
8.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,824
16.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,943
17.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,147
19.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,103
19.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
457
4.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
85
0.8%
1.4%

Grimes County, TX Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
965
10.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,714
19.0%
4.7
Electricity
6,057
67.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
12
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
6
0.1%
0.1
Wood
188
2.1%
1.9
Solar energy
26
0.3%
0.1
Other fuel
15
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
17
0.2%
1.1

Grimes County, TX Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,607
 
47295100.0
Less than $500
82
3.1%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
108
4.1%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
116
4.4%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
123
4.7%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
272
10.4%
20.1%
$500 to $999
947
36.3%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
959
36.8%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,183
45.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
363
13.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
226
8.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
185
7.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
650
24.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%

Grimes County, TX Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,748 
 
41,631,300 
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
2
0.1%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
48
2.7%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
199
11.4%
28.3%
Less than $500
575
32.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
924
52.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
306
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
634
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
273
15.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
399
22.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
141
8.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
200
11.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
154
8.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
581
33.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
306
0.0%
0.0%

Grimes County, TX Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
6,946
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,432
20.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,835
26.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,249
18.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
726
10.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
751
10.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
547
7.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
289
4.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
117
1.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
105,800
 
205,000