Presidio County, TX

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2023 Population

6,043

2.03% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

0.239% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

36.3%

9.23% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$29,014

0.00689% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$123,100

1.74% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

2,339

4.49% 1-year decline

About

In the year of 2023, Presidio County, TX had a population of 6.04k people with a median age of 42 and a median household income of $29,014. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Presidio County, TX declined from 6,168 to 6,043, a −2.03% decrease and its median household income grew from $29,012 to $29,014, a 0.00689% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Presidio County, TX are Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (55.8%), White (Non-Hispanic) (19.4%), White (Hispanic) (17.5%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (2.48%), and Other (Hispanic) (2.04%).

None of the households in Presidio County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

84.1% of the residents in Presidio County, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Presidio County, TX was $123,100, and the homeownership rate was 74.4%.

Most people in Presidio County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 9.74 minutes. The average car ownership in Presidio County, TX was 1 car per household.

Presidio County, TX borders Brewster County, TX, Hudspeth County, TX, and Jeff Davis County, TX.

United States Texas

Population & Diversity

Presidio County, TX is home to a population of 6.04k people, from which 84.1% are citizens. As of 2023, 28% of Presidio County, TX residents were born outside of the country (1.69k people).

In 2023, there were 2.88 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (3.37k people) in Presidio County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.17k White (Non-Hispanic) and 1.06k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

84.1%

2023 Citizenship

75.3%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 84.1% of Presidio County, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Presidio County, TX was 75.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Presidio County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Presidio County, TX

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
3.37k ± 652
White (Non-Hispanic)
1.17k ± 187
White (Hispanic)
1.06k ± 607

76.5%

Hispanic Population

4.62k people

76.5% of the people in Presidio County, TX are hispanic (4.62k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Presidio County, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
India
325,248 ± 13,925 people
El Salvador
221,729 ± 11,517 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,397,739 Texas residents, followed by India with 325,248 and El Salvador with 221,729.

Foreign-Born Population

28%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.69k people

35.9%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

2.22k people

As of 2023, 28% of Presidio County, TX residents (1.69k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Presidio County, TX was 35.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Presidio County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
105 ± 110
Korea
0 ± 30
World War II
0 ± 21

Presidio County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, Infinityk times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Presidio County, TX employs 2.34k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Presidio County, TX were Educational Services (434 people), Construction (328 people), and Public Administration (264 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($240,871), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($240,871), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($54,981).

Employment

Occupations

2.34k

2023 Value

± 494

−4.49%

1 Year decline

± 32.8%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Presidio County, TX declined at a rate of −4.49%, from 2.45k employees to 2.34k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Presidio County, TX, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (397 people), Sales & Related Occupations (358 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (257 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Presidio County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.34k

2023 Value

± 494

−4.49%

1 Year decline

± 32.8%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Presidio County, TX declined at a rate of −4.49%, from 2.45k employees to 2.34k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Presidio County, TX, are Educational Services (434 people), Construction (328 people), and Public Administration (264 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Presidio County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Presidio County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$23,547

Median earning men ± $11,293

$22,624

Median earning women ± $7,221

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($72,611), Public Administration ($61,964), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($29,609).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($127,875), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($37,708), and Information ($7,112).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

19
Retail Trade
11
Accommodation and Food Services
8
Accommodation and Food Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$5.91k
Retail Trade
$5.77k
Accommodation and Food Services
$2.95k
Health Care and Social Assistance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Presidio County, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (42.5%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.726%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

Measure

In 2023, 1.71% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.64% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (5.75M), Some college (4.93M), and Bachelors Degree (4.37M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Presidio County, TX was $123,100 in 2023, which is 0.406 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $121,000 to $123,100, a 1.74% increase. The homeownership rate in Presidio County, TX is 74.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Presidio County, TX have an average commute time of 9.74 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Presidio County, TX is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

In 2025, 14.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Presidio County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 8.08%.

Housing

Property

$123,100

Median Property Value 2023

±$78,613

$1,742

Median Property Taxes

±$411

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Presidio County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Presidio County, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

74.4%

Homeownership

2023

65.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 74.4% of the housing units in Presidio County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Presidio County, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9501, Presidio County, TX
Census Tract 9502, Presidio County, TX

The following map shows all of the tracts in Presidio County, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$29,014

Median Household Income

± $10,174

2.34k

Number of Households

± 501

In 2023, the median household income of the 2.34k households in Presidio County, TX grew to $29,014 from the previous year's value of $29,012.

The following chart displays the households in Presidio County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $10k - $15k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Presidio County, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2023, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.208% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (65%)
Carpooled (9.41%)
Walked (8.05%)

In 2023, 65% of workers in Presidio County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.41%) and those who walked to work (8.05%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

9.74 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Presidio County, TX have a shorter commute time (9.74 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Presidio County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Presidio County, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Presidio County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Presidio County, TX have 1 car.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 14.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Presidio County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 8.08%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

36.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Presidio County, TX (2.19k out of 6.04k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Presidio County, TX is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 35.2% of the children was living in poverty in Presidio County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 1.5%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 87.2 in Presidio County, TX. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 2.7 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

73.3% of the population of Presidio County, TX has health coverage, with 21.5% on employee plans, 28.4% on Medicaid, 10.4% on Medicare, 13% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Presidio County, TX see 2,047 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,047 patients). Compare this to dentists who see null patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1159 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.8% were men and 48.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,047 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Presidio County, TX

Primary care physicians in Presidio County, TX see an average of 2,047 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,047 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Presidio County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.7% under 18 years, 11.3% between 18 and 34 years, 36.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.8% were men and 48.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

26.7%

Uninsured

21.5%

Employer Coverage

28.4%

Medicaid

10.4%

Medicare

13%

Non-Group

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Presidio County, TX declined by 19.2% from 33% to 26.7%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Presidio County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.