Mills County is a county of 4,511 people in Texas. At a median age of 47.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. There are 6 people per square mile. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. Median rent is $708 a month. The foreign-born share is 5%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $67,620, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 47.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 97%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Mills County
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$80,642 → $223,700(+177%)US over the same years: +67%
Poverty rate23.0% → 7.2%(−15.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$42,140 → $67,620(+60%)US over the same years: +14%
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)27.2%(62)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)37.3%(85)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era46.5%(106)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.5%(8)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 228 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
Mills County, decade by decade
Mills 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
4,531
$42,140
$80,642
12.8%
24.2
2000
5,151
$55,704
$113,671
20.2%
33.0
2010
4,936
$45,883
$136,664
18.7%
38.5
2020
4,456
$60,842
$171,746
21.1%
44.6
2024
4,511
$67,620
$223,700
27.9%
52.4
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.
