San Jacinto County is a county of 28,441 people in Texas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 16% of adults. 85% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 41 minutes on average. The median age is 44.0, about 5 years above the US median. The population is up 28% since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $65,364, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 112%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about San Jacinto County
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$98,643 → $209,300(+112%)US over the same years: +67%
Population16,372 → 28,441(+74%)US over the same years: +35%
Hispanic share2.2% → 19.2%(+17.0 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 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)15%(331)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.3%(270)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.4%(956)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.4%(97)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.6%(35)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,204 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
San Jacinto County, decade by decade
San Jacinto 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
16,372
$47,682
$98,643
7.7%
37.8
2000
22,246
$58,694
$98,734
9.6%
41.1
2010
26,384
$66,584
$108,756
9.6%
48.9
2020
27,402
$54,016
$153,565
15.2%
59.1
2024
28,441
$65,364
$209,300
16.2%
60.1
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.
