Upshur County, Texas Population 2024

44,108

Upshur County, Texas's estimated 2024 population is 44,108 with a growth rate of 1.91% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Upshur County, Texas is the 79th largest county in Texas. The 2010 population was 39,372 and has seen a growth of 12.03% since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change
Year
Population
Growth
Change
202948,2438271.74%
202847,4168271.78%
202746,5898271.81%
202645,7628271.84%
202544,9358271.87%
202444,1088271.91%
202343,2818271.95%
202242,4546191.48%
202141,8357891.92%
202041,046-659-1.58%
201941,7055551.35%
201841,150470.11%
201741,1032960.73%
201640,8074641.15%
201540,343400.1%
201440,3035341.34%
201339,769-152-0.38%
201239,9211930.49%
201139,7283560.9%
201039,37200%
199031,3702,7759.7%
198028,5957,61936.32%
197020,9761,1835.98%
196019,793-1,029-4.94%
195020,822-5,356-20.46%
194026,1783,88117.41%
193022,297-175-0.78%
192022,4722,51212.59%
191019,9603,69422.71%
190016,2663,57128.13%
189012,6952,42923.66%
188010,266-1,773-14.73%
187012,0391,39413.1%
186010,6457,251213.64%
18503,394-44,849-92.96%
2024 Growth Rate
1.91% (827)
County Website
Upshur County
State
Texas
County Seat
Gilmer
2020 Population
41,046
Area
583 mi²
Density
76 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
7.46% (3,062)
Founded
1846

Population by Race

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White34,05981.36%
Two or more races3,3808.07%
Black or African American2,9957.15%
Other race1,1322.7%
Asian1810.43%
Native American1020.24%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander150.04%

White

Two or more races

Black or African American

Other race

Asian

Native American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Upshur County, Texas Population by Race

Upshur County, Texas Population Pyramid 2024

Upshur County, Texas Median Age

40.3

Total

39.1

Male

41.9

Female

Upshur County, Texas Adults

There are 31,808 adults, (7,645 of whom are seniors) in Upshur County, Texas.

Upshur County, Texas Age Dependency

73.3

Age Dependency Ratio

31.6

Old Age Dependency Ratio

41.6

Child Dependency Ratio

Upshur County, Texas Sex Ratio

Female21,01350.19%
Male20,85149.81%

Upshur County, Texas Population by Age

Upshur County, Texas Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All15,3722.6979.320.7
Married8,0373.2885.214.8
Non Family4,5471.277.822.2
Female2,0223.3967.132.9
Male7663.4858.641.4

3.23

Average Family Size

2.69

Average Household Size

79.3%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Upshur County, Texas Households and Families

Male

Female

Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade2,4068.4%
Associates Degree2,7369.55%
Bachelors Degree3,64212.71%
Graduate Degree1,3694.78%
High School Graduate9,10631.78%
Less Than 9th Grade1,3644.76%
Some College8,03028.02%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Upshur County, Texas Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Upshur County, Texas Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
White23,36020,9594,452
Hispanic2,1701,194160
Black2,0551,852226
2+ Races1,5331,101159
Other Race74842963
Asian1405745
Native American100670
Islander15150

The highest rate of high school graduation is among islander people with a rate of 100%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 32.14%.

Upshur County, Texas Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$59,688$75,078$53,435
Graduate Degree$56,667$106,315$49,352
High School Graduate$37,886$58,280$22,993
Less Than 9th Grade$35,403$39,145$28,164
Overall$44,359$59,036$33,454
Some College$42,116$58,231$31,664

$44,359

Average Earnings

$59,036

Average Male

$33,454

Average Female

Upshur County, Texas Earnings by Educational Attainment

Upshur County, Texas Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Upshur County, Texas Language

95.1% of Upshur County, Texas residents speak only English, while 4.9% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 4.38% of the population.

Upshur County, Texas Language

Upshur County, Texas Poverty by Race

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
White32,2613,81911.84%
Black2,92466022.57%
Hispanic4,16465415.71%
Multiple3,30139912.09%
Other1,11131528.35%
Native954042.11%

13.26%

Overall Poverty Rate

13.03%

Male Poverty Rate

13.48%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Upshur County, Texas

The race most likely to be in poverty in Upshur County, Texas is Native, with 42.11% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Upshur County, Texas is White, with 11.84% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 3.34%. Among those working part-time, it was 16.76%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 19.54%.

Upshur County, Texas Poverty

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade22.26%
High School13.4%
Some College11.88%
Bachelors or Greater2.77%

Upshur County, Texas Poverty Rate by Education

rate

Rate
Poverty
Female Unemployed52.42%
Male Unemployed20.92%
Female Employed8.19%
Male Employed5.61%

Upshur County, Texas Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Upshur County, Texas Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

Name
Median
Mean
Families$75,792$96,453
Households$62,794$84,875
Married Families$90,860$-999,999,999
Non Families$33,647$53,205

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Upshur County, Texas Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

52.2%

Overall Marriage Rate

54.4%

Male Marriage Rate

50.1%

Female Marriage Rate

Upshur County, Texas Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Upshur County, Texas Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is 45-54, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.

Upshur County, Texas Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Upshur County, Texas Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

2,915

Number of Veterans

2,705

Male Veterans

210

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
Vietnam1,004
Second Gulf War635
First Gulf War500
Korea188
World War II24

Upshur County, Texas Veterans by War

count

Age Group
Veterans
75+781
55 to 64678
65 to 74627
35 to 54506
18 to 34323

Upshur County, Texas Veterans by Age

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
White2,5819.77%
Black1988.39%
2+ Races1266.56%
Hispanic662.53%
Native American77%
Asian31.96%

Upshur County, Texas Veterans by Race

Upshur County, Texas Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

10.04%

Veteran Poverty Rate

38.48%

Veteran Disability Rate

Upshur County, Texas Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

56.7%

Labor Force Participation

54.1%

Employment Rate

4.4%

Unemployment Rate

Upshur County, Texas Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Upshur County, Texas Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Upshur County, Texas Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

72.1%

Born in Upshur County, Texas

96.52%

Native Born

3.48%

Foreign Born

1.96%

Non Citizen

1.52%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

96.52% of Upshur County, Texas residents were born in the United States, with 72.1% having been born in Texas. 1.96% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

Upshur County, Texas Place of Birth

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