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Medina County

Texas · 56,881 residents (2025 est.) · 1,325 sq mi
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With 53,547 people, Medina County is a county in Texas. 84% of homes are owner-occupied. Few US counties rank higher on income. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 23% of adults. 14,243 more people live here than in 2000. Density works out to 40 people per square mile.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 100%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
53,547
+36%since 2000
from 39,304 in 2000
56,881 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
40 / sq mi
+23%since 2009
from 33 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
39.8
+16%since 2000
from 34.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,325 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
25K33K40K48K56K19902000201020202024Medina County
202454K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.5%(2,950)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.4%(3,440)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.3%(3,357)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.7%(3,600)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.9%(3,720)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.6%(6,185)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.5%(6,671)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.1%(7,009)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.3%(7,122)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.5%(5,638)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.9%(2,645)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.3%(1,210)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$78,074
+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $36,063 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$32,983
+117%since 2000
from $15,210 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
51.8%
+22.9 ptssince 2009
from 28.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
9.6%
−5.8 ptssince 2000
from 15.4% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.412
−2%since 2010
from 0.422 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information13%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade9%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services7.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade6.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration6.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance5.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing3.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Education & health services2.2%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing1.9%
US avg: 0.4%
Transportation & warehousing1.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction1.5%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$239,600
+100%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $65,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,196
+45%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $453 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
83.8%
+4.0 ptssince 2000
from 79.8% in 2000
16.2% rent
Vacancy rate
10.5%
−4.2 ptssince 2009
from 14.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.87 people
−7%since 2009
from 3.07 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
21.7%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 20.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
43.6%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 43.1% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.1
+53%since 2009
from 2.0 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
63
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic50.7%(19,919)
Black2%(801)
Hispanic / Latino45.5%(17,873)
Asian0.3%(117)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic41.7%(22,304)
Black2.9%(1,540)
Hispanic / Latino51.5%(27,578)
Asian0.8%(420)
Other3.2%(1,705)
Diversity Score
70
+4%since 2009
from 67 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
21
−1%since 2020
from 21 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican44.7%(23,957)
Puerto Rican0.6%(328)
Guatemalan0.3%(156)
Spaniard0.3%(153)
Honduran0.3%(147)
Salvadoran0.2%(103)
Colombian0.2%(83)
Peruvian0.1%(54)
Nicaraguan0.1%(50)
Cuban0%(26)
Asian origin
Filipino0.4%(222)
Asian Indian0.3%(139)
Chinese0.2%(100)
Thai0%(19)
Korean0%(7)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(46)
Tongan0.1%(46)
Ancestry
German14%(7,518)
English8.9%(4,768)
Irish7.6%(4,093)
American4.4%(2,342)
French2.3%(1,226)
Scottish1.5%(825)
Polish1.4%(728)
Scotch-Irish1.1%(608)
Italian1%(532)
Dutch0.9%(478)
Norwegian0.6%(339)
Czech0.5%(257)
+ 29 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh0.5%(245)
Swedish0.4%(225)
British0.3%(180)
Belgian0.3%(163)
Australian0.2%(101)
Nigerian0.2%(99)
Russian0.2%(88)
Lithuanian0.2%(83)
Portuguese0.2%(81)
Arab0.1%(71)
Swiss0.1%(65)
Hungarian0.1%(41)
Palestinian0.1%(40)
Austrian0.1%(33)
Moroccan0%(25)
Canadian0%(25)
Brazilian0%(24)
Danish0%(21)
Slovak0%(18)
Kenyan0%(15)
Finnish0%(13)
Haitian0%(7)
Greek0%(4)
Slovene0%(3)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
23.1%
+9.8 ptssince 2000
from 13.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
86.0%
+13.8 ptssince 2000
from 72.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
8.4%
+4.4 ptssince 2000
from 4.0% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
31.6 min
+34%since 2000
from 23.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
73.0%
−6.2 ptssince 2009
from 79.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.9%
−3.7 ptssince 2009
from 14.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
12.6%
+10.5 ptssince 2009
from 2.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.4%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.0%
−5.4 ptssince 2011
from 8.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
53.9%
−3.8 ptssince 2011
from 57.7% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
67.6%
−2.1 ptssince 2020
from 69.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
15.5%
−2.2 ptssince 2009
from 17.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
39.3%
+6.3 ptssince 2009
from 33.0% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
52.2%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 50.8% in 2009
Female
47.8%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 49.2% in 2009
Foreign born
6.5%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 5.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
11.0%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 14.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
17.9%
+2.1 ptssince 2012
from 15.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
11.6%
−5.5 ptssince 2013
from 17.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
88.9%
+20.3 ptssince 2017
from 68.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
93.5%
+7.2 ptssince 2020
from 86.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.7%
+2.9 ptssince 2020
from 85.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
74.0%
+7.1 ptssince 2016
from 66.9% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
25.0%
−7.1 ptssince 2016
from 32.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married31.4%(7,207)
Married55.5%(12,755)
Widowed3.5%(795)
Divorced9.7%(2,230)
Women 15+
Never married23.9%(4,968)
Married57.5%(11,967)
Widowed10.8%(2,244)
Divorced7.9%(1,634)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
11.6%
−5.5 ptssince 2013
from 17.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
52.5%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 50.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.1%
−1.3 ptssince 2020
from 15.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
20.3%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 19.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
17.9%
+3.5 ptssince 2020
from 14.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
4.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 4.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
68.0%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 68.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
36.6%
+4.4 ptssince 2020
from 32.2% 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)37.8%(1,726)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)37.2%(1,697)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.9%(1,320)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3%(137)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.4%(62)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,565 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Medina County, Texas?

Medina County, Texas has about 53,547 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Medina County, Texas?

The typical household in Medina County, Texas earns about $78,074 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Medina County, Texas expensive?

In Medina County, Texas, the median home is worth about $239,600, and the typical rent is about $1,196 a month.

How educated are people in Medina County, Texas?

About 23.1% of adults age 25 and over in Medina County, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Medina County, Texas?

About 9.6% of people in Medina County, Texas live below the federal poverty line.

Has Medina County, Texas grown since 1990?

Yes, Medina County, Texas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 26,235 residents, a change of about 96 percent over that period.

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