With 6,707 people, Refugio County is a county in Texas. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $99,000. Density works out to 9 people per square mile. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. 3% of residents were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,181, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 36%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Refugio County
What changed most since 1990
Population7,976 → 6,707(−16%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate24.1% → 14.6%(−9.5 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
White share52.9% → 40.6%(−12.2 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)21.4%(86)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.9%(84)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era54.1%(217)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.7%(15)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 401 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
Refugio County, decade by decade
Refugio 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
7,976
$49,761
$90,243
11.3%
69.9
2000
7,828
$54,624
$72,684
11.6%
71.6
2010
7,383
$61,785
$97,535
11.2%
71.1
2020
6,741
$61,879
$103,629
11.1%
71.9
2024
6,707
$60,181
$99,000
14.0%
72.0
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.
