Freestone County, Texas Population 2024

20,850

Freestone County, Texas's estimated 2024 population is 20,850 with a growth rate of 2% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Freestone County, Texas is the 117th largest county in Texas. The 2010 population was 19,802 and has seen a growth of 5.29% since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change
Year
Population
Growth
Change
202922,8954091.82%
202822,4864091.85%
202722,0774091.89%
202621,6684091.92%
202521,2594091.96%
202420,8504092%
202320,4414092.04%
202220,0322441.23%
202119,7883481.79%
202019,440-313-1.58%
201919,753-33-0.17%
201819,7861350.69%
201719,651-7-0.04%
201619,658-87-0.44%
201519,745670.34%
201419,678790.4%
201319,5991150.59%
201219,484-118-0.6%
201119,602-200-1.01%
201019,80200%
199015,8189886.66%
198014,8303,71433.41%
197011,116-1,409-11.25%
196012,525-3,171-20.2%
195015,696-5,442-25.75%
194021,138-1,451-6.42%
193022,589-675-2.9%
192023,2642,70713.17%
191020,5571,6478.71%
190018,9102,92318.28%
189015,9871,0667.14%
188014,9216,78283.33%
18708,1391,25818.28%
18606,881-16,014-69.95%
2024 Growth Rate
2% (409)
County Website
Freestone County
State
Texas
County Seat
Fairfield
2020 Population
19,440
Area
878 mi²
Density
24 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
7.25% (1,410)
Founded
1851

Population by Race

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White13,44967.88%
Two or more races2,96014.94%
Black or African American2,90314.65%
Other race3821.93%
Native American780.39%
Asian410.21%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander00%

White

Two or more races

Black or African American

Other race

Native American

Asian

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Freestone County, Texas Population by Race

Freestone County, Texas Population Pyramid 2024

Freestone County, Texas Median Age

41.8

Total

41.5

Male

42.2

Female

Freestone County, Texas Adults

There are 15,306 adults, (3,957 of whom are seniors) in Freestone County, Texas.

Freestone County, Texas Age Dependency

74.6

Age Dependency Ratio

34.9

Old Age Dependency Ratio

39.7

Child Dependency Ratio

Freestone County, Texas Sex Ratio

Female9,43847.64%
Male10,37552.36%

Freestone County, Texas Population by Age

Freestone County, Texas Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All6,8672.6874.825.2
Married3,4733.459010
Non Family2,2431.1462.137.9
Female9043.2455.544.5
Male2473.734753

3.39

Average Family Size

2.68

Average Household Size

74.8%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Freestone County, Texas Households and Families

Male

Female

Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade1,2689.09%
Associates Degree1,47110.55%
Bachelors Degree1,57711.31%
Graduate Degree6384.58%
High School Graduate4,91635.26%
Less Than 9th Grade6024.32%
Some College3,47024.89%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

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

Freestone County, Texas Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
White9,2418,5581,666
Black2,0101,740201
Hispanic1,9431,161139
2+ Races1,8961,235223
Other Race1931510
Asian41363
Native American313126

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 native american people with a rate of 83.87%.

Freestone County, Texas Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$53,264$61,169$44,229
Graduate Degree$58,567$38,083$60,714
High School Graduate$36,313$49,878$29,950
Less Than 9th Grade$27,639$34,250$23,967
Overall$41,684$50,822$35,494
Some College$40,142$55,547$35,926

$41,684

Average Earnings

$50,822

Average Male

$35,494

Average Female

Freestone County, Texas Earnings by Educational Attainment

Freestone County, Texas Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Freestone County, Texas Language

88.67% of Freestone County, Texas residents speak only English, while 11.33% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 10.48% of the population.

Freestone County, Texas Language

Freestone County, Texas Poverty by Race

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
White12,0901,44411.94%
Hispanic2,83861821.78%
Multiple2,50845718.22%
Black2,52334113.52%
Other36310127.82%
Native785165.38%
Asian291551.72%

14.31%

Overall Poverty Rate

11.73%

Male Poverty Rate

16.85%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Freestone County, Texas

The race most likely to be in poverty in Freestone County, Texas is Native, with 65.38% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Freestone County, Texas is White, with 11.94% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 1.69%. Among those working part-time, it was 14.93%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 24.8%.

Freestone County, Texas Poverty

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade20.25%
High School18.44%
Some College10.4%
Bachelors or Greater6.69%

Freestone County, Texas Poverty Rate by Education

rate

Rate
Poverty
Female Unemployed87.18%
Male Unemployed15%
Female Employed6.39%
Male Employed2.54%

Freestone County, Texas Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Freestone County, Texas Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

Name
Median
Mean
Families$81,037$95,560
Households$58,460$79,090
Married Families$90,549$-999,999,999
Non Families$30,703$43,671

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Freestone County, Texas Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

48.3%

Overall Marriage Rate

48.2%

Male Marriage Rate

48.4%

Female Marriage Rate

Freestone County, Texas Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Freestone County, Texas Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.

Freestone County, Texas Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Freestone County, Texas Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

1,103

Number of Veterans

1,031

Male Veterans

72

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
Vietnam494
First Gulf War262
Second Gulf War220
Korea83
World War II13

Freestone County, Texas Veterans by War

count

Age Group
Veterans
65 to 74335
75+286
35 to 54276
55 to 64149
18 to 3457

Freestone County, Texas Veterans by Age

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
White8427.93%
Black2008.62%
2+ Races602.94%
Hispanic381.75%
Native American11.54%

Freestone County, Texas Veterans by Race

Freestone County, Texas Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

8.01%

Veteran Poverty Rate

39.04%

Veteran Disability Rate

Freestone County, Texas Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

47.5%

Labor Force Participation

46.6%

Employment Rate

1.9%

Unemployment Rate

Freestone County, Texas Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Freestone County, Texas Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Freestone 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

80.07%

Born in Freestone County, Texas

95.22%

Native Born

4.78%

Foreign Born

2.59%

Non Citizen

2.19%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

95.22% of Freestone County, Texas residents were born in the United States, with 80.07% having been born in Texas. 2.59% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

Freestone County, Texas Place of Birth

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