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College Station

Texas · 127,472 residents (2025 est.) · 51.2 sq mi
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College Station is a city of 124,570 people in Texas. This skews young, with a median age of 22.9. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 56,680 people. 35% of homes are owner-occupied. This is an unusually credentialed place: 57% of adults have a four-year degree. People stay put here: 66% were in the same home a year ago.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $50,900, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 22.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
57% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 67%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about College Station

What changed most since 1990

  • Population52,456 → 124,570 (+137%)US over the same years: +35%
  • Homes owned by their occupants24.0% → 35.4% (+11.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
  • Poverty rate38.0% → 29.2% (−8.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts

Among the 19 cities and towns in the College Station metro

  • 15th in household income$50,900
  • 2nd in share with a bachelor's degree56.5%
  • 1st in home value$346,700
  • 7th in diversity score74.2

Its weight in Brazos County

College Station's population equals 51% of Brazos County's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 36% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
124,570
+83%since 2000
from 67,890 in 2000
127,472 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
2,435 / sq mi
+83%since 2000
from 1,327 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
22.9
+5%since 2000
from 21.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
51.2 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
45K67K89K110K132K19902000201020202024College Station
2024125K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.5%(5,646)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95%(6,231)
US avg: 6%
10 to 144.2%(5,233)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 1916.2%(20,210)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2426.6%(33,114)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.9%(16,122)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4410.2%(12,717)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 547.2%(8,985)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 645.9%(7,295)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 744.4%(5,507)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 842%(2,543)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over0.8%(967)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$50,900
+32%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $21,180 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$31,948
+111%since 2000
from $15,170 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
38.5%
+17.1 ptssince 2009
from 21.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
29.2%
−8.2 ptssince 2000
from 37.4% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.542
−5%since 2010
from 0.569 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information13.2%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services4.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade4.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance3.9%
US avg: 5.9%
Retail trade3.6%
US avg: 9.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.3%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration2.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food2.1%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Transportation & warehousing1.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Construction0.7%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.5%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$346,700
+67%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $114,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,194
+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $597 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
35.4%
+4.9 ptssince 2000
from 30.6% in 2000
64.6% rent
Vacancy rate
10.3%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 12.0% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.37 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.43 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
23.2%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 24.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
61.4%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 61.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
6.8
+11%since 2009
from 6.1 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
52
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic75.7%(51,362)
Black5.4%(3,647)
Hispanic / Latino10%(6,759)
Asian7.3%(4,932)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic59.4%(73,989)
Black8.1%(10,104)
Hispanic / Latino18.9%(23,585)
Asian9.8%(12,164)
Other3.8%(4,728)
Diversity Score
74
+29%since 2009
from 58 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican12.6%(15,710)
South American2.4%(3,002)
Central American1.6%(1,976)
Guatemalan1%(1,202)
Puerto Rican0.6%(755)
Colombian0.6%(742)
Venezuelan0.6%(726)
Bolivian0.5%(674)
Cuban0.5%(583)
Spaniard0.3%(424)
Salvadoran0.3%(358)
Chilean0.3%(314)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.2%(235)
Nicaraguan0.2%(190)
Argentine0.1%(173)
Honduran0.1%(144)
Ecuadorian0.1%(89)
Dominican0.1%(73)
Panamanian0.1%(67)
Uruguayan0%(49)
Asian origin
Asian Indian3.4%(4,287)
Chinese2.3%(2,898)
Korean1%(1,227)
Vietnamese0.8%(996)
Bangladeshi0.4%(518)
Pakistani0.3%(411)
Filipino0.3%(316)
Indonesian0.2%(267)
Japanese0.2%(251)
Taiwanese0.2%(236)
Burmese0.1%(110)
Thai0.1%(107)
+ 4 more asian origin groups with data
Nepalese0.1%(105)
Cambodian0%(26)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.2%(199)
Fijian0%(15)
Ancestry
German14.3%(17,846)
English10.6%(13,224)
Irish7.9%(9,780)
Italian3.5%(4,355)
American2.7%(3,389)
Polish2.2%(2,682)
French2%(2,453)
Czech1.8%(2,188)
Scottish1.7%(2,168)
Arab1.5%(1,825)
Norwegian1.1%(1,404)
Swedish1.1%(1,370)
+ 48 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.9%(1,147)
Scotch-Irish0.7%(893)
British0.7%(890)
Welsh0.5%(617)
Russian0.4%(495)
Lebanese0.4%(479)
Portuguese0.3%(348)
Greek0.3%(323)
Turkish0.2%(300)
Nigerian0.2%(283)
Iranian0.2%(276)
Ukrainian0.2%(262)
Danish0.2%(255)
Palestinian0.2%(243)
Canadian0.2%(243)
Swiss0.2%(221)
West Indian0.2%(219)
Croatian0.2%(197)
Moroccan0.1%(185)
Israeli0.1%(176)
Egyptian0.1%(161)
Haitian0.1%(142)
Romanian0.1%(109)
Austrian0.1%(108)
Jordanian0.1%(97)
Finnish0.1%(86)
Syrian0.1%(85)
Hungarian0.1%(83)
Lithuanian0.1%(81)
Armenian0.1%(79)
Brazilian0.1%(73)
Belgian0.1%(70)
Somali0%(46)
Ethiopian0%(43)
Kenyan0%(41)
Latvian0%(32)
Serbian0%(32)
Jamaican0%(20)
Ghanaian0%(19)
Slovak0%(12)
Iraqi0%(8)
Slovene0%(6)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
56.5%
−1.6 ptssince 2000
from 58.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
94.4%
+0.5 ptssince 2000
from 93.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
28.0%
−1.6 ptssince 2000
from 29.6% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
17.4 min
+75%since 2000
from 9.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
69.5%
−7.9 ptssince 2009
from 77.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.1%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 8.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
2.7%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 3.6% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
12.2%
+9.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
4.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
2.1%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 2.6% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.6%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 5.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.1%
−1.5 ptssince 2011
from 6.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
61.0%
+2.9 ptssince 2011
from 58.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
71.6%
+2.6 ptssince 2020
from 69.0% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
19.5%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 20.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
50.0%
+4.5 ptssince 2009
from 45.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
51.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.1% in 2009
Female
48.8%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 48.9% in 2009
Foreign born
12.8%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 12.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
3.5%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 4.2% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
8.5%
+3.0 ptssince 2012
from 5.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
8.5%
−3.3 ptssince 2013
from 11.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
84.6%
+5.8 ptssince 2017
from 78.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.9%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 98.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
66.1%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 64.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
78.5%
−1.8 ptssince 2016
from 80.3% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
9.8%
+1.0 ptssince 2016
from 8.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married62.9%(34,674)
Married32.8%(18,088)
Widowed0.8%(463)
Divorced3.4%(1,880)
Women 15+
Never married57.2%(29,937)
Married31.6%(16,534)
Widowed4.7%(2,477)
Divorced6.5%(3,407)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
8.5%
−3.3 ptssince 2013
from 11.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
67.7%
−3.4 ptssince 2020
from 71.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
17.2%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 16.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
7.4%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 6.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
9.2%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 7.0% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.3%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 1.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
82.5%
−2.8 ptssince 2020
from 85.3% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
16.7%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 14.0% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)50.5%(1,818)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.5%(667)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.2%(908)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1%(35)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,601 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Over time

College Station, decade by decade

College Station population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199052,456$34,755$192,48658.9%46.4
200067,890$38,583$207,66958.1%51.2
201093,857$46,372$245,13257.8%62.7
2020120,511$57,519$311,00957.8%75.7
2024124,570$50,900$346,70056.5%74.2

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in College Station, Texas?

College Station, Texas has about 124,570 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in College Station, Texas?

The typical household in College Station, Texas earns about $50,900 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is College Station, Texas expensive?

In College Station, Texas, the median home is worth about $346,700, and the typical rent is about $1,194 a month.

How educated are people in College Station, Texas?

About 56.5% of adults age 25 and over in College Station, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in College Station, Texas?

About 29.2% of people in College Station, Texas live below the federal poverty line.

Has College Station, Texas grown since 1990?

Yes, College Station, Texas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 72,114 residents, a change of about 137 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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