Mason County, Texas Demographics

Mason County is 6th in Texas out of 254 other counties in Race - White

Mason County is 7th in Texas out of 254 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Mason County is 15th in Texas out of 254 other counties in Home median value

Mason County is 18th in Texas out of 254 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Mason County is 19th in Texas out of 254 other counties in Home ownership rate

Size Demographics
	Mason County	Rank	Texas	US
Current population (2012)	4,003	211th	26,059,203	313,914,040
Size in square miles	928.8	98th	261,231.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	4.3	208th	96.3	87.4

Age Demographics
	Mason County	Rank	Texas	US
Residents younger than 5	4.2%	243rd	7.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	20.3%	224th	26.8%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	27.0%	7th	10.9%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Mason County	Rank	Texas	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	80.5%	112th	80.4%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	27.6%	23rd	26.1%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Mason County	Rank	Texas	US
Race - White	97.4%	6th	80.6%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.7%	238th	12.3%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.6%	225th	1.0%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.2%	231st	4.2%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	18th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	0.9%	211th	1.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	21.6%	151st	38.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	76.8%	51st	44.5%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Mason County	Rank	Texas	US
Female residents	50.3%	128th	50.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	5.0%	179th	16.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Mason County	Rank	Texas	US
Housing units	2,768	198th	10,098,750	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	3.8%	209th	24.0%	25.9%
Households	1,631	208th	8,667,807	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	82.6%	19th	64.5%	66.1%
Home median value	$152,700	15th	$126,400	$186,200
People per household	2.4	222nd	2.8	2.6
Building permits (last year)	3	159th	135,514	829,658

Income Demographics
	Mason County	Rank	Texas	US
Income per capita	$25,229	54th	$25,548	$27,915
Income per household	$41,462	147th	$50,920	$52,762
Income below poverty line	13.2%	195th	17.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Mason County	Rank	Texas	US
Non-farm private establishments	131	194th	525,420	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	755	214th	8,987,663	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	827	167th	2,164,852	27,092,908
Retail sales	$28,978	209th	$311,334,781	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$7,426	167th	$13,061	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$3,659	190th	$42,054,592	$613,795,732