COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Freestone County

Texas · 15,818 residents · 878 sq mi

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Freestone County is a county of 15,818 people in Texas. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $43,700. At a median age of 36.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Households here earn about 20% less than in Texas as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,818

−11%vs 2000

vs 17,867 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.5

−3%vs 2000

vs 37.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

878 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(1,000)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(1,191)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(1,295)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(1,123)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.2%(823)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.6%(2,150)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.9%(2,038)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(1,676)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(1,454)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.7%(1,533)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.5%(1,188)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(347)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,561

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,283 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,735

−34%vs 2000

vs $16,338 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.4%

+5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,700

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$286

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $378 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.5%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.8% in 2000

20.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic71.8%(12,823)

Black18.8%(3,359)

Hispanic / Latino8.2%(1,465)

Asian0.2%(44)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic78.4%(12,401)

Black19%(3,011)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(421)

Asian0.3%(49)

Other2.3%(357)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican15.5%(3,099)

Central American1%(204)

Guatemalan1%(191)

Spaniard0.3%(61)

Puerto Rican0.1%(22)

South American0.1%(16)

Ecuadorian0.1%(13)

Cuban0.1%(11)

Salvadoran0%(8)

Honduran0%(5)

Peruvian0%(3)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.1%(17)

Filipino0.1%(14)

Korean0%(5)

Thai0%(5)

Japanese0%(3)

Ancestry

English9.1%(1,830)

German7.9%(1,579)

Irish6.4%(1,291)

American4.1%(814)

Scottish2.6%(527)

French2.6%(522)

Italian1%(198)

Scotch-Irish1%(193)

Polish0.6%(125)

Swedish0.6%(120)

Dutch0.6%(114)

Czech0.5%(94)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.4%(73)

Welsh0.4%(71)

French Canadian0.3%(54)

West Indian0.2%(37)

Danish0.1%(29)

Subsaharan African0.1%(25)

Arab0.1%(21)

Iraqi0.1%(21)

British0.1%(21)

Austrian0.1%(12)

Russian0.1%(12)

Jamaican0%(9)

Greek0%(7)

Hungarian0%(4)

Brazilian0%(3)

Ukrainian0%(3)

Slovak0%(2)

Swiss0%(2)

Belgian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.2%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.5%

−11.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.5 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 16.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.5%(2,884)

Married52.1%(4,478)

Widowed3.2%(279)

Divorced11.2%(960)

Women 15+

Never married20.9%(1,623)

Married51.5%(3,992)

Widowed14.7%(1,140)

Divorced12.8%(994)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.6%

−9.6 ptssince 2013

from 22.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.1%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 47.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.9%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.5%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.3%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.9%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 60.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.8%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 41.6% 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)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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