COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Van Zandt County

Texas · 48,140 residents · 843 sq mi

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Van Zandt County is a county of 48,140 people in Texas. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 12% of adults. The average commute runs 31 minutes. The median age is 39.5, about 4 years above the US median. 10,196 more people live here than in 1990.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 39.5

US median: 35.2

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

48,140

+27%since 1990

from 37,944 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.5

+4%since 1990

from 38.1 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

843 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202463K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.3%(3,048)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.7%(3,235)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(3,659)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.4%(3,562)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.8%(2,300)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3410.9%(5,236)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.3%(6,901)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.5%(6,509)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6411.4%(5,484)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 749.3%(4,465)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845.6%(2,703)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.2%(1,038)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$35,029

+26%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $21,072 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,930

+67%since 1990

from $10,130 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

13.3%

−4.1 ptssince 1990

from 17.4% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$66,700

+11%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $45,800 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$461

+3%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $341 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

80.8%

+0.3 ptssince 1990

from 80.5% in 1990

19.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.7%(35,561)

Black3.6%(1,368)

Hispanic / Latino3.8%(1,435)

Asian0.2%(79)

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.5%(42,619)

Black2.9%(1,390)

Hispanic / Latino6.6%(3,201)

Asian0.2%(84)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican12.3%(7,686)

Central American0.3%(173)

Puerto Rican0.3%(171)

Spaniard0.2%(97)

Panamanian0.1%(70)

Costa Rican0.1%(67)

South American0.1%(34)

Salvadoran0%(26)

Peruvian0%(24)

Argentine0%(7)

Uruguayan0%(3)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.2%(118)

Chinese0.2%(111)

Japanese0%(31)

Filipino0%(24)

Vietnamese0%(15)

Korean0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.6%(385)

Samoan0.2%(124)

Ancestry

English12.1%(7,599)

Irish8.9%(5,561)

German8.7%(5,469)

American7.7%(4,840)

Scottish1.6%(984)

French1.5%(967)

Italian1.5%(928)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(381)

Dutch0.5%(333)

Czech0.5%(303)

Welsh0.5%(294)

Swedish0.4%(244)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.3%(214)

Norwegian0.3%(209)

British0.3%(196)

Russian0.3%(164)

Portuguese0.2%(124)

Canadian0.2%(106)

Danish0.1%(84)

French Canadian0.1%(56)

Arab0.1%(47)

West Indian0.1%(47)

Subsaharan African0.1%(46)

Greek0.1%(36)

Croatian0.1%(34)

Lebanese0%(28)

Finnish0%(28)

Hungarian0%(22)

Syrian0%(19)

Lithuanian0%(15)

Swiss0%(9)

Belgian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.6%

+2.9 ptssince 1990

from 8.7% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

72.0%

+9.9 ptssince 1990

from 62.1% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

4.0%

+0.8 ptssince 1990

from 3.2% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

30.8 min

−2%since 1990

from 31.5 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married18.9%(3,520)

Married68.5%(12,738)

Widowed2.5%(474)

Divorced10%(1,861)

Women 15+

Never married12.9%(2,528)

Married64%(12,552)

Widowed13.1%(2,567)

Divorced10%(1,952)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

18.4%

−4.8 ptssince 2013

from 23.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.4%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 44.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.2%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.6%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 22.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.7%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.7%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 59.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.6%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 37.2% 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)20.8%(859)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.4%(678)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.5%(1,588)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.5%(144)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1%(42)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,124 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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