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Palo Pinto County in figures

A profile of Palo Pinto County from official statistics: 24 figures in 5 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Palo Pinto County was 30,791 in 2025, up 1.5% from 2024, and the 94th highest of 254 counties in Texas.

Population30,7912025Up 1.5% from 2024The 94th highest of 254 counties in Texas
Median age41.6 years2024Up 0.5 years from 2023Tied for the 86th highest of 254 counties in Texas
Population aged 65 and over21.9%2025Up 0.3 percentage points from 2024The 103rd highest of 254 counties in Texas
Foreign-born population share5.1%2024Down 0.4 percentage points from 2023
Population density12.5 inhabitants per km²2025Up 1.5% from 2024
Net domestic migration, July to June4872025, estimatedCompared with 467 in 2024
28K28.5K29K29.5K30K30.5K31K2020202120222023202420252020: 28,456 persons2021: 28,758 persons2022: 29,312 persons2023: 29,808 persons2024: 30,342 persons2025: 30,791 persons
Population, 2020 to 2025. persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km²; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Palo Pinto County was 4.6% (provisional) in August 2026, up 0.2 percentage points from August 2025, and tied for the 99th highest of 254 counties in Texas.

Unemployment rate4.6%August 2026, provisionalUp 0.2 percentage points from August 2025Tied for the 99th highest of 254 counties in Texas
Median household income$67,6742024Up 4.2% from 2023The 102nd highest of 254 counties in Texas
Per capita personal income$56,3152024Up 2.3% from 2023The 110th lowest of 254 counties in Texas
Poverty rate (US official measure)16%2024Down 0.9 percentage points from 2023
Gini index44.92024Down 0.2 points from 2023
33.544.555.562021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-082021-07: 5.8 %2021-08: 5.5 %2021-09: 5 %2021-10: 4.8 %2021-11: 4.6 %2021-12: 4.1 %2022-01: 4.8 %2022-02: 4.5 %2022-03: 3.9 %2022-04: 3.5 %2022-05: 3.6 %2022-06: 4 %2022-07: 3.9 %2022-08: 3.9 %2022-09: 3.7 %2022-10: 3.9 %2022-11: 3.9 %2022-12: 3.7 %2023-01: 4.3 %2023-02: 4.4 %2023-03: 3.8 %2023-04: 3.4 %2023-05: 3.8 %2023-06: 4 %2023-07: 4 %2023-08: 4.2 %2023-09: 4 %2023-10: 3.8 %2023-11: 3.5 %2023-12: 3.4 %2024-01: 4.1 %2024-02: 4.2 %2024-03: 3.8 %2024-04: 3.4 %2024-05: 3.7 %2024-06: 4.2 %2024-07: 4.2 %2024-08: 4.4 %2024-09: 4 %2024-10: 4.1 %2024-11: 4.1 %2024-12: 3.6 %2025-01: 4.1 %2025-02: 4.3 %2025-03: 3.9 %2025-04: 3.5 %2025-05: 3.8 %2025-06: 4 %2025-07: 4.1 %2025-08: 4.4 %2025-09: 4.2 %2025-11: 4 %2025-12: 3.6 %2026-01: 4.3 %2026-02: 4.1 %2026-03: 3.8 %2026-04: 3.7 %2026-05: 3.9 %2026-06: 4.7 %2026-07: 4.5 %2026-08: 4.6 %
Unemployment rate, July 2021 to August 2026. %. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted.

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents; U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). Labor market statistics and rankings

Economy

GDP (US dollars) in Palo Pinto County was $1.29 billion in 2024, up 2% from 2023, and the 118th lowest of 254 counties in Texas.

Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars$1.29 billion2024Up 2% from 2023The 118th lowest of 254 counties in Texas
GDP per capita, US dollars$42,5752024Up 0.4% from 2023The 50th lowest of 254 counties in Texas
Real GDP growth-0.5%2024Down 2.8 percentage points from 2023Tied for the 81st lowest of 254 counties in Texas
4006008001,0001,2001,40020012005200920132017202120242001: 575.1 USD million2002: 549.3 USD million2003: 587.9 USD million2004: 634.9 USD million2005: 756.8 USD million2006: 839.5 USD million2007: 876.6 USD million2008: 1,002.7 USD million2009: 903.1 USD million2010: 945 USD million2011: 946.4 USD million2012: 979.1 USD million2013: 1,070.4 USD million2014: 1,232.4 USD million2015: 1,062.2 USD million2016: 1,003.8 USD million2017: 988.8 USD million2018: 1,086.7 USD million2019: 1,123.5 USD million2020: 1,045.9 USD million2021: 1,071.1 USD million2022: 1,178.6 USD million2023: 1,261.6 USD million2024: 1,287.1 USD million
Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars, 2001 to 2024. USD million. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions).

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions); Invokely, GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Median home value in Palo Pinto County was $198,000 in 2024, up 18.4% from 2023, and the 87th highest of 250 counties in Texas.

Median home value$198,0002024Up 18.4% from 2023The 87th highest of 250 counties in Texas
County house price annual change, sales and refinances3.28%2025Up 1.88 percentage points from 2024The 66th highest of 171 counties in Texas
Median gross rent (monthly)$1,0932024Up 6.7% from 2023The 64th highest of 249 counties in Texas
Homeownership rate (US, housing units)71%2024Up 1.8 percentage points from 2023
Housing units authorized by building permits222025, estimatedDown 8.3% from 2024
120K140K160K180K200K20212022202320242021: 127,600 USD2022: 151,500 USD2023: 167,300 USD2024: 198,000 USD
Median home value, 2021 to 2024. USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units; Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Employer firms in Palo Pinto County were 567 in 2023, up 4.8% from 2022, and the 89th highest of 253 counties in Texas.

Employer firms5672023Up 4.8% from 2022The 89th highest of 253 counties in Texas
Establishment entry rate12.693%2023Up 0.05 percentage points from 2022Tied for the 54th highest of 245 counties in Texas
Establishment exit rate7.89%2023Down 2.08 percentage points from 2022The 66th lowest of 244 counties in Texas
Job creation rate18.277%2023Up 1.49 percentage points from 2022
Farms1,1472022No 2021 figure to compare
52054056058019992003200720112015201920231999: 546 count2000: 544 count2001: 551 count2002: 538 count2003: 545 count2004: 556 count2005: 539 count2006: 546 count2007: 563 count2008: 562 count2009: 550 count2010: 548 count2011: 558 count2012: 564 count2013: 575 count2014: 574 count2015: 579 count2016: 562 count2017: 547 count2018: 554 count2019: 547 count2020: 538 count2021: 527 count2022: 541 count2023: 567 count
Employer firms, 1999 to 2023. count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  3. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  4. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  5. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  6. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  7. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  8. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  9. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  10. U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  11. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  12. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions). https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  13. Invokely calculation from GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#gdp_per_capita_usd. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  14. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  15. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25077.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  16. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. https://www.fhfa.gov/hpi/download/annual/hpi_at_county.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  17. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  18. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  19. U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/County/co2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  20. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  21. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  22. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  23. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  24. Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11. Retrieved through Data Commons (https://datacommons.org).

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