Nacogdoches is home to 32,197 people in Texas. The median age is 25.6, younger than the US median of 38.9. Owners hold 38% of the housing stock. 31.5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. People stay put here: 68% were in the same home a year ago. Households here earn about 50% less than in Texas as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $39,281, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 25.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 39%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Nacogdoches
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree26.0% → 31.2%(+5.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$140,884 → $186,000(+32%)US over the same years: +67%
Hispanic share5.3% → 20.7%(+15.4 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Nacogdoches's population equals 49% of Nacogdoches County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 72% of the county's. Its number of households earning $100,000 or more equals 35% of the county's.
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)27.8%(335)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20%(241)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.4%(402)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7%(84)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.2%(14)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,203 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
Nacogdoches, decade by decade
Nacogdoches population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
30,872
$38,202
$140,884
26.0%
54.7
2000
29,914
$41,352
$133,892
30.4%
67.8
2010
32,996
$37,009
$152,345
28.3%
78.6
2020
32,147
$42,482
$183,988
28.9%
82.4
2024
32,197
$39,281
$186,000
31.2%
81.4
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.
