With 48,669 people, Caldwell County is a county in Texas. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 16,475 people. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $240,500, having more than tripled since 2000. Getting to work takes 34 minutes on average.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $69,758, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 94%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Caldwell County
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate30.9% → 13.2%(−17.7 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$105,123 → $240,500(+129%)US over the same years: +67%
Population26,392 → 48,669(+84%)US over the same years: +35%
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)19.4%(507)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13.7%(358)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era52.8%(1,379)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.7%(149)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(10)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,612 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
Caldwell County, decade by decade
Caldwell County 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
26,392
$48,407
$105,123
10.9%
73.1
2000
32,194
$66,623
$124,055
13.3%
73.1
2010
38,066
$59,836
$143,282
14.3%
72.3
2020
45,883
$72,536
$178,412
14.8%
69.9
2024
48,669
$69,758
$240,500
19.3%
69.3
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.
