With 20,049 people, Freestone County is a county in Texas. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $168,000. Density works out to 23 people per square mile. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the Texas median by roughly 24%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $59,960, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% 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 Freestone County
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree9.2% → 16.5%(+7.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Poverty rate19.4% → 12.3%(−7.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
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)18.4%(214)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.4%(272)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.8%(510)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.5%(87)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(10)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,164 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
Freestone County, decade by decade
Freestone 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
15,818
$51,748
$104,883
9.2%
45.2
2000
17,867
$56,987
$100,373
10.9%
55.3
2010
19,816
$64,103
$129,328
14.0%
60.1
2020
19,435
$63,307
$141,566
14.8%
64.7
2024
20,049
$59,960
$168,000
16.5%
68.4
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.
