With 29,295 people, Palo Pinto County is a county in Texas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 18% of adults. The typical home is worth $198,000, having more than tripled since 2000. Density works out to 31 people per square mile. The foreign-born share is 5%. 71% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $67,674, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 132%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Palo Pinto County
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$88,563 → $198,000(+124%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.1% → 17.8%(+6.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 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)19.8%(361)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.2%(350)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45.5%(832)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.9%(53)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,827 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
Palo Pinto County, decade by decade
Palo Pinto 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
25,055
$48,935
$88,563
11.1%
29.2
2000
27,026
$56,841
$85,436
12.1%
38.5
2010
28,111
$59,118
$115,805
13.7%
44.7
2020
28,409
$67,857
$140,233
18.1%
53.1
2024
29,295
$67,674
$198,000
17.8%
52.8
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.
