Bandera County, TX

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2022 Population

21,182

1.65% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

53.4

1.52% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

14.3%

19% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$70,965

10% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$237,300

7.77% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Bandera County, TX had a population of 21.2k people with a median age of 53.4 and a median household income of $70,965. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Bandera County, TX grew from 20,839 to 21,182, a 1.65% increase and its median household income grew from $64,495 to $70,965, a 10% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Bandera County, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (74.1%), Two+ (Hispanic) (10.5%), White (Hispanic) (6.17%), Other (Hispanic) (3.63%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.86%).

None of the households in Bandera 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.

97.2% of the residents in Bandera County, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Bandera County, TX was $237,300, and the homeownership rate was 87.5%.

Most people in Bandera County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 38.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Bandera County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Bandera County, TX borders Bexar County, TX, Kendall County, TX, Kerr County, TX, Medina County, TX, Real County, TX, and Uvalde County, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Bandera County, TX is home to a population of 21.2k people, from which 97.2% are citizens. As of 2022, 5.48% of Bandera County, TX residents were born outside of the country (1.16k people).

In 2022, there were 7.07 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (15.7k people) in Bandera County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.22k Two+ (Hispanic) and 1.31k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

97.2%

2022 Citizenship

96.9%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 97.2% of Bandera County, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Bandera County, TX was 96.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bandera County, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
15.7k ± 203
Two+ (Hispanic)
2.22k ± 472
White (Hispanic)
1.31k ± 358

20.5%

Hispanic Population

4.34k people

20.5% of the people in Bandera County, TX are hispanic (4.34k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Bandera County, TX as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

5.48%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

1.16k people

6.06%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

1.26k people

As of 2022, 5.48% of Bandera County, TX residents (1.16k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bandera County, TX was 6.06%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
906 ± 202
Gulf War (2001-)
550 ± 227
Gulf War (1990s)
300 ± 133

Bandera County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.65 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Bandera County, TX employs 9.21k people. The largest industries in Bandera County, TX are Construction (1,371 people), Retail Trade (1,167 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,126 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($186,075), Finance & Insurance ($78,904), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,473).

Employment

Occupations

9.21k

2022 Value

± 827

2.35%

1 Year growth

± 12.3%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Bandera County, TX grew at a rate of 2.35%, from 9k employees to 9.21k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bandera County, TX, are Management Occupations (1,464 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (928 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (860 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bandera County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

9.21k

2022 Value

± 827

2.35%

1 Year growth

± 12.3%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Bandera County, TX grew at a rate of 2.35%, from 9k employees to 9.21k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bandera County, TX, are Construction (1,371 people), Retail Trade (1,167 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,126 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bandera County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Bandera County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,171

Median earning men ± $7,057

$27,794

Median earning women ± $3,297

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($79,672), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($63,906), and Public Administration ($61,932).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Wholesale Trade ($107,625), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($69,048), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,985).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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

41
Other Services (except Public Administration)
39
Construction
28
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Bandera County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 79.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (19.7%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.944%).

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

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (79.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (19.7%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.944%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Bandera County, TX for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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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

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Measure

In 2022, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

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 Bandera County, TX was $237,300 in 2022, which is 0.842 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $220,200 to $237,300, a 7.77% increase. The homeownership rate in Bandera County, TX is 87.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Bandera County, TX have an average commute time of 38.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bandera County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Bandera County, TX is $70,965. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Bandera County, TX was Census Tract 4 with a value of $80,265, followed by Census Tract 1.01 and Census Tract 2, with respective values of $68,750 and $68,053.

Property

$237,300

Median Property Value 2022

±$15,323

$7,464

Median Property Taxes

±$658

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 Bandera County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

87.5%

Homeownership

2022

72.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 87.5% of the housing units in Bandera County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 88.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Bandera 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 4
Census Tract 1.01
Census Tract 2

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Bandera County, TX was Census Tract 4 with a value of $80,265, followed by Census Tract 1.01 and Census Tract 2, with respective values of $68,750 and $68,053.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Bandera 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.

$70,965

Median Household Income

± $5,710

8.53k

Number of Households

± 715

In 2022, the median household income of the 8.53k households in Bandera County, TX grew to $70,965 from the previous year's value of $64,495.

The following chart displays the households in Bandera 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2022

Drove Alone (81.2%)
Carpooled (8.99%)
Worked At Home (6.77%)

In 2022, 81.2% of workers in Bandera County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.99%) and those who worked at home (6.77%).

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

38.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bandera County, TX have a longer commute time (38.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 6.28% of the workforce in Bandera County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bandera County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bandera County, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bandera County, TX (2.97k out of 20.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Males 18 - 24.

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

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.

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.

Health

86.1% of the population of Bandera County, TX has health coverage, with 34.6% on employee plans, 11.8% on Medicaid, 18.7% on Medicare, 18% on non-group plans, and 3.02% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Bandera County, TX see 4772 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.25% increase from the previous year (4622 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3081 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 634 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

4,772 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Bandera County, TX

Primary care physicians in Bandera County, TX see an average of 4,772 patients per year. This represents a 3.25% increase from the previous year (4,622 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.5% under 18 years, 12.6% between 18 and 34 years, 42.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 27.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

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

Uninsured People

13.9%

Uninsured

34.6%

Employer Coverage

11.8%

Medicaid

18.7%

Medicare

18%

Non-Group

3.02%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bandera County, TX declined by 9.88% from 15.4% to 13.9%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 65.2 in Bandera County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Bandera County, TX.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 35.1% in Bandera County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Bandera County, TX.