DeWitt County, Texas Population 2024

20,104

DeWitt County, Texas's estimated 2024 population is 20,104 with a growth rate of 0.88% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. DeWitt County, Texas is the 122nd largest county in Texas. The 2010 population was 20,055 and has seen a growth of 0.24% since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change
Year
Population
Growth
Change
202920,9791750.84%
202820,8041750.85%
202720,6291750.86%
202620,4541750.86%
202520,2791750.87%
202420,1041750.88%
202319,9291750.89%
202219,754-195-0.98%
202119,9491160.58%
202019,833-272-1.35%
201920,105630.31%
201820,042-122-0.61%
201720,164-434-2.11%
201620,598-34-0.16%
201520,6321130.55%
201420,5191380.68%
201320,381210.1%
201220,3601530.76%
201120,2071520.76%
201020,05500%
199018,840-63-0.33%
198018,9032431.3%
197018,660-2,023-9.78%
196020,683-2,290-9.97%
195022,973-1,962-7.87%
194024,935-2,506-9.13%
193027,441-530-1.89%
192027,9714,47019.02%
191023,5012,19010.28%
190021,3117,00448.96%
189014,3074,22541.91%
188010,0823,63956.48%
18706,4431,33526.14%
18605,1083,392197.67%
18501,716-19,263-91.82%
2024 Growth Rate
0.88% (175)
County Website
DeWitt County
State
Texas
County Seat
Cuero
2020 Population
19,833
Area
909 mi²
Density
22 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
1.37% (271)
Founded
1846

Population by Race

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White12,11161%
Other race3,83919.34%
Two or more races2,14510.8%
Black or African American1,4667.38%
Native American1940.98%
Asian980.49%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander00%

White

Other race

Two or more races

Black or African American

Native American

Asian

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

DeWitt County, Texas Population by Race

DeWitt County, Texas Population Pyramid 2024

DeWitt County, Texas Median Age

41.8

Total

40.3

Male

44.3

Female

DeWitt County, Texas Adults

There are 15,366 adults, (3,953 of whom are seniors) in DeWitt County, Texas.

DeWitt County, Texas Age Dependency

74

Age Dependency Ratio

34.6

Old Age Dependency Ratio

39.3

Child Dependency Ratio

DeWitt County, Texas Sex Ratio

Female9,46047.65%
Male10,39352.35%

DeWitt County, Texas Population by Age

DeWitt County, Texas Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All6,6832.6970.729.3
Married3,3223.378317
Non Family2,2041.1758.541.5
Female8203.655347
Male3373.6571.528.5

3.33

Average Family Size

2.69

Average Household Size

70.7%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

DeWitt County, Texas Households and Families

Male

Female

Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade1,1958.64%
Associates Degree1,1398.24%
Bachelors Degree1,50610.89%
Graduate Degree6724.86%
High School Graduate5,64740.83%
Less Than 9th Grade8215.94%
Some College2,85020.61%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

DeWitt County, Texas Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

DeWitt County, Texas Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
White8,0667,5321,859
Hispanic4,1572,951202
Other Race2,2971,59494
2+ Races1,3961,063104
Black1,16795675
Native American1111113
Asian42140

The highest rate of high school graduation is among native american people with a rate of 100%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among white people with a rate of 23.05%.

DeWitt County, Texas Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$50,100$53,929$49,135
Graduate Degree$73,295$48,929$85,380
High School Graduate$36,817$53,333$19,788
Less Than 9th Grade$37,067$40,272$36,250
Overall$41,353$49,522$32,206
Some College$38,837$50,741$33,420

$41,353

Average Earnings

$49,522

Average Male

$32,206

Average Female

DeWitt County, Texas Earnings by Educational Attainment

DeWitt County, Texas Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

DeWitt County, Texas Language

83.9% of DeWitt County, Texas residents speak only English, while 16.1% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 14.62% of the population.

DeWitt County, Texas Language

DeWitt County, Texas Poverty by Race

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
White10,0521,26112.54%
Hispanic6,2901,25019.87%
Other3,40174321.85%
Multiple1,89327614.58%
Black1,02623122.51%
Native14042.86%

15.87%

Overall Poverty Rate

14.01%

Male Poverty Rate

17.64%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in DeWitt County, Texas

The race most likely to be in poverty in DeWitt County, Texas is Black, with 22.51% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in DeWitt County, Texas is Native, with 2.86% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 5.03%. Among those working part-time, it was 12.21%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 24.25%.

DeWitt County, Texas Poverty

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade25.9%
High School17.83%
Bachelors or Greater9.71%
Some College8.34%

DeWitt County, Texas Poverty Rate by Education

rate

Rate
Poverty
Female Unemployed32.85%
Male Unemployed24.48%
Female Employed10.22%
Male Employed3.31%

DeWitt County, Texas Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

DeWitt County, Texas Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

Name
Median
Mean
Families$71,219$96,518
Households$64,014$86,159
Married Families$87,692$-999,999,999
Non Families$29,813$56,958

mean

median

Income by Household Type

DeWitt County, Texas Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

45.5%

Overall Marriage Rate

42.8%

Male Marriage Rate

48.5%

Female Marriage Rate

DeWitt County, Texas Married by Age and Sex

male

female

DeWitt County, Texas Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is 55-64, while the female age group most likely to be married is 55-64.

DeWitt County, Texas Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

DeWitt County, Texas Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

950

Number of Veterans

911

Male Veterans

39

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
Vietnam306
First Gulf War239
Second Gulf War182
World War II37
Korea17

DeWitt County, Texas Veterans by War

count

Age Group
Veterans
75+270
35 to 54246
65 to 74232
55 to 64156
18 to 3446

DeWitt County, Texas Veterans by Age

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
White7007.29%
Hispanic1743.55%
Other Race1224.43%
Black715.8%
2+ Races352.22%
Native American2219.3%

DeWitt County, Texas Veterans by Race

DeWitt County, Texas Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

11.06%

Veteran Poverty Rate

53.15%

Veteran Disability Rate

DeWitt County, Texas Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

49.8%

Labor Force Participation

47.7%

Employment Rate

4.2%

Unemployment Rate

DeWitt County, Texas Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

DeWitt County, Texas Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

DeWitt County, Texas Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

86.38%

Born in DeWitt County, Texas

97.39%

Native Born

2.61%

Foreign Born

2.3%

Non Citizen

0.31%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

97.39% of DeWitt County, Texas residents were born in the United States, with 86.38% having been born in Texas. 2.3% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

DeWitt County, Texas Place of Birth

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