Gray County is a county of 21,045 people in Texas. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $102,900. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. Density works out to 23 people per square mile. That trails the Texas median by roughly 24%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $59,614, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 53%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Gray County
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share7.8% → 31.4%(+23.6 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.9% → 16.2%(+4.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share87.1% → 59.4%(−27.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 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)30.5%(355)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30.5%(355)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.7%(322)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.3%(27)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(7)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,163 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
Gray County, decade by decade
Gray 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
23,967
$57,885
$84,962
11.9%
29.1
2000
22,744
$57,142
$67,219
11.9%
45.8
2010
22,535
$58,179
$94,226
12.2%
57.9
2020
21,227
$66,273
$96,721
15.1%
66.5
2024
21,045
$59,614
$102,900
16.2%
68.1
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.
