Walker County is home to 80,209 people in Texas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 22% of adults. That trails the Texas median by roughly 33%. The population is up 30% since 2000. 77% were living in the same home a year earlier. The typical home is worth $226,900, having roughly tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $52,324, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 84%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Walker County
What changed most since 1990
White share64.5% → 53.0%(−11.5 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)44.2%(1,774)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.5%(622)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.1%(1,010)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.9%(78)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(16)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4,016 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
Walker County, decade by decade
Walker 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
50,917
$51,916
$142,084
19.0%
64.6
2000
61,758
$57,324
$123,326
18.3%
70.3
2010
67,861
$49,284
$152,632
17.1%
72.5
2020
76,400
$50,309
$194,047
19.0%
79.3
2024
80,209
$52,324
$226,900
21.6%
78.9
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.
