Colorado County, Texas
United States
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 21,439 341,784,857
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 21,439 341,784,857
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 20,637 331,516,113
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) 3.9% 3.1%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 20,557 331,449,281
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 20,874 308,745,538
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.9% 5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.7% 21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 26.3% 18.9%
Female persons, percent 51.0% 50.9%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 83.2% 72.3%
Black alone, percent(a) 11.4% 13.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 1.5% 2.1%
Asian alone, percent(a) 0.6% 6.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) Z 0.3%
Two or More Races, percent 3.3% 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 31.9% 20.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 55.2% 56.1%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 936 16,185,883
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 8.7% 14.1%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 10,249 148,260,882
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 79.5% 65.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $209,800 $332,700
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $1,689 $1,963
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $606 $638
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $926 $1,413
Building Permits, 2025 28 1,431,616
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 7,937 129,227,496
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.60 2.53
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 92.0% 87.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 18.3% 22.3%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 89.5% 95.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 81.9% 91.0%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 89.6% 89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 22.9% 35.7%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 14.2% 9.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 20.7% 9.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 56.6% 63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 50.8% 58.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 37,790 1,196,315,575
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 109,981 3,330,304,719
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 90,342 1,316,303,546
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 490,835 6,974,691,329
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $23,562 $20,928
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 25.7 26.4
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $66,377 $80,734
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $36,990 $44,673
Persons in poverty, percent 13.4% 10.2%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 563 8,361,342
Total employment, 2023 6,733 139,831,742
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) 340,509 9,556,351,319
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 10.3% 3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2023 2,146 30,427,808
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 373 5,934,950
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 171 3,638,693
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S 1,356,990
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S 1,400,775
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 225 4,202,325
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 69 261,330
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 240 5,343,976
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 21.4 93.8
Population per square mile, 2010 21.7 87.4
Land area in square miles, 2020 960.29 3,533,038.28
Land area in square miles, 2010 960.27 3,531,905.43
FIPS Code 48089 1