Name: Average household size by Texas county
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
Published: 2026-10-03T01:00:00+08:00
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Summary

Average household size, Texas counties

Average household size by Texas county · all 254 counties · hover or tap a county for every figure on this page

CountiesJim Hogg County

Summary

Every Texas county, shaded by average household size of occupied homes. Darker counties have more people per home. County borders are the U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary.

Texas averages 2.70 people per occupied home, from the statewide ACS estimate, while a typical county sits lower at 2.6. Owner-occupied homes run larger statewide (2.87) than renter homes (2.42). Jim Hogg County leads at 3.88, and 29 counties round to 3.0 people or more.

2.70people per Texas homestatewide ACS average, not a county mean

2.6typical countymidpoint after rounding each county to one decimal

2.87 vs 2.42owners vs rentersstatewide owner homes are larger

3.88Jim Hogg Countylargest average household size

29counties at 3.0 or moreafter rounding each county to one decimal

Figure 1

Average household size, all 254 counties

Average household size · all 254 · ranked high to low

Summary

The complete ranking of average household size for every Texas county. Jim Hogg leads at 3.88; Loving is lowest at 1.5. The state average is 2.70.

Figure 2

Owner-occupied household size, all 254 counties

Owner-occupied · all 254 · ranked high to low

Summary

Average household size in owner-occupied homes, every county. Statewide, owner homes average 2.87 people.

Figure 3

Renter-occupied household size, all 254 counties

Renter-occupied · all 254 · ranked high to low

Summary

Average household size in renter-occupied homes, every county. Statewide, renter homes average 2.42 people.

Figure 4

Household size against owner-renter gap

Owner minus renter against average household size · one point per row, 254 of 254 plotted

Summary

Each point is one county. Horizontal axis is overall average household size; vertical axis is how much larger (or smaller) owner homes are than renter homes in that county. Positive values mean owners live in larger households.

Table 1

All counties

254 rows · 5 columns · sorted by average household size, high to low

Summary

All 254 Texas counties with average household size overall, for owner-occupied homes, for renter-occupied homes, and the owner-minus-renter gap. ACS 2023 five-year estimates.

All counties

Jim Hogg	3.9	3.8	4.1	-0.3
McMullen	3.7	3.7	3.6	0.1
La Salle	3.5	3.7	2.9	0.8
Starr	3.5	3.6	3.1	0.5
Sterling	3.4	3.6	2.5	1.1
Webb	3.3	3.5	3.1	0.4
Willacy	3.3	3.3	3.4	-0.1
Hidalgo	3.3	3.5	3	0.5
Kaufman	3.2	3.3	2.9	0.4
Maverick	3.1	3.3	2.7	0.6
Cameron	3.1	3.2	3	0.2
Reagan	3.1	3.4	2.2	1.2
Duval	3.1	2.9	3.7	-0.8
Gaines	3.1	3.4	2	1.4
Hudspeth	3.1	3.1	3.0	0.1
Liberty	3.1	3.2	2.7	0.5
Bailey	3.1	3.1	3.0	0.0
Deaf Smith	3.1	3.0	3.1	-0.1
Culberson	3.1	3.2	2.7	0.4
Fort Bend	3.0	3.2	2.7	0.5
Parmer	3.0	2.9	3.3	-0.4
Waller	3.0	3.2	2.8	0.4
Borden	3.0	2.8	3.5	-0.7
Dallam	3.0	2.8	3.5	-0.7
Atascosa	3.0	3.0	2.8	0.2
Castro	3.0	3.0	3.1	-0.1
Chambers	3.0	2.9	3.0	-0.1
Zapata	3.0	3.1	2.6	0.5
Mitchell	3.0	3.1	2.6	0.5
Reeves	2.9	2.8	3.4	-0.6
Rockwall	2.9	3.0	2.6	0.5
Ellis	2.9	3.0	2.6	0.4
Johnson	2.9	3.0	2.8	0.2
Hutchinson	2.9	3.1	2.2	0.8
Garza	2.9	2.8	3.1	-0.3
Moore	2.9	3.0	2.7	0.3
Wise	2.9	2.9	2.7	0.2
Jim Wells	2.9	3.0	2.6	0.5
El Paso	2.9	3.0	2.6	0.4
Parker	2.9	3.0	2.6	0.4
Yoakum	2.9	2.8	3.3	-0.6
Wilson	2.9	2.9	2.5	0.5
Concho	2.9	3.0	2.5	0.4
Edwards	2.9	2.7	6.2	-3.5
Medina	2.9	2.8	3.0	-0.2
Sherman	2.9	2.7	3.3	-0.7
Uvalde	2.9	3.0	2.6	0.3
Navarro	2.8	2.9	2.7	0.2
Bastrop	2.8	2.9	2.6	0.3
Smith	2.8	2.9	2.6	0.3
Collingsworth	2.8	2.8	3.0	-0.2
Frio	2.8	3.0	2.6	0.4
Titus	2.8	3.0	2.4	0.7
Brazoria	2.8	3.0	2.4	0.6
San Patricio	2.8	2.9	2.7	0.2
Bee	2.8	2.9	2.5	0.4
Guadalupe	2.8	2.8	2.7	0.2
Hansford	2.8	2.9	2.4	0.5
Caldwell	2.8	2.8	2.6	0.2
Dimmit	2.8	2.9	2.7	0.2
Zavala	2.8	2.9	2.5	0.4
Collin	2.8	3.0	2.3	0.7
Montgomery	2.8	2.9	2.4	0.5
Refugio	2.8	2.7	2.9	-0.2
Jackson	2.7	2.8	2.6	0.2
Lamb	2.7	2.7	2.7	0
Tarrant	2.7	3.0	2.4	0.5
Val Verde	2.7	2.8	2.6	0.2
Hale	2.7	2.7	2.7	0.0
Harris	2.7	3.0	2.5	0.5
Madison	2.7	2.9	2.4	0.5
Anderson	2.7	2.8	2.6	0.2
Floyd	2.7	2.7	2.7	0.0
Andrews	2.7	2.7	2.7	0.0
Hunt	2.7	2.7	2.6	0.1
Kenedy	2.7	3.5	2.3	1.2
Lynn	2.7	2.8	2.6	0.2
Bexar	2.7	2.9	2.4	0.5
Crane	2.7	2.7	2.8	-0.1
Lampasas	2.7	2.7	2.9	-0.2
Camp	2.7	2.7	2.5	0.2
Colorado	2.7	2.7	2.7	0.0
Denton	2.7	2.9	2.3	0.6
DeWitt	2.7	2.8	2.6	0.2
Hardeman	2.7	2.8	2.6	0.2
Kendall	2.7	2.8	2.4	0.4
Upshur	2.7	2.7	2.9	-0.2
Van Zandt	2.7	2.7	2.6	0.1
Freestone	2.7	2.8	2.3	0.5
Winkler	2.7	2.7	2.7	0.0
Bell	2.7	2.9	2.4	0.4
Callahan	2.7	2.6	2.9	-0.3
Hill	2.7	2.7	2.5	0.2
Motley	2.7	2.7	2.4	0.3
Oldham	2.7	2.6	2.8	-0.2
Real	2.7	2.2	4.2	-2.0
San Jacinto	2.7	2.7	2.7	0.0
Sutton	2.7	2.5	3.0	-0.5
Wharton	2.7	2.7	2.5	0.2
Cherokee	2.7	2.7	2.5	0.2
Dallas	2.7	2.9	2.4	0.5
Harrison	2.7	2.7	2.4	0.3
Hopkins	2.7	2.7	2.6	0.0
Lipscomb	2.7	2.7	2.5	0.2
McLennan	2.7	2.8	2.4	0.3
Orange	2.7	2.7	2.6	0.1
Williamson	2.7	2.8	2.3	0.5
Franklin	2.6	2.7	2.6	0.0
Rusk	2.6	2.7	2.3	0.5
Hays	2.6	2.8	2.3	0.5
Nueces	2.6	2.8	2.5	0.3
Rains	2.6	2.7	2.6	0.1
Victoria	2.6	2.8	2.4	0.4
Grimes	2.6	2.7	2.3	0.4
Palo Pinto	2.6	2.7	2.5	0.2
Schleicher	2.6	2.6	2.8	-0.1
Fannin	2.6	2.7	2.4	0.3
Hardin	2.6	2.6	2.4	0.2
Panola	2.6	2.7	2.5	0.2
Shelby	2.6	2.5	3.0	-0.5
Wheeler	2.6	2.6	2.5	0.1
Angelina	2.6	2.7	2.4	0.3
Jack	2.6	2.6	2.6	0.1
Ochiltree	2.6	2.8	2.2	0.5
Potter	2.6	2.8	2.4	0.4
Coryell	2.6	2.6	2.5	0.1
Hockley	2.6	2.7	2.2	0.5
Polk	2.6	2.6	2.6	0.0
Roberts	2.6	2.5	3.0	-0.5
Robertson	2.6	2.6	2.5	0.1
Cooke	2.6	2.7	2.3	0.4
Ector	2.6	2.8	2.3	0.5
Grayson	2.6	2.7	2.4	0.3
Lee	2.6	2.5	2.8	-0.2
Presidio	2.6	3.0	1.3	1.7
Swisher	2.6	2.7	2.4	0.3
Hamilton	2.6	2.7	2.3	0.4
Somervell	2.6	2.6	2.4	0.2
Burnet	2.6	2.6	2.4	0.2
Comal	2.6	2.7	2.1	0.6
Limestone	2.6	2.6	2.3	0.3
Terry	2.6	2.6	2.5	0.2
Ward	2.6	2.6	2.5	0.1
Jefferson	2.6	2.6	2.5	0.2
Knox	2.6	2.7	2.1	0.5
Runnels	2.6	2.6	2.4	0.2
Gonzales	2.5	2.6	2.3	0.3
Gregg	2.5	2.7	2.3	0.4
Martin	2.5	2.4	2.8	-0.4
Mason	2.5	2.7	2.2	0.5
San Augustine	2.5	2.6	2.4	0.1
Tyler	2.5	2.6	2.4	0.2
Dawson	2.5	2.6	2.4	0.2
Hood	2.5	2.5	2.6	0.0
Midland	2.5	2.7	2.1	0.6
Randall	2.5	2.7	2.3	0.4
Stonewall	2.5	2.4	3.2	-0.7
Taylor	2.5	2.7	2.3	0.3
Archer	2.5	2.5	2.6	-0.1
Comanche	2.5	2.6	2.1	0.5
Crosby	2.5	2.5	2.5	0.0
Delta	2.5	2.4	3.3	-1.0
Falls	2.5	2.5	2.7	-0.2
Galveston	2.5	2.7	2.2	0.4
Henderson	2.5	2.6	2.3	0.3
Wilbarger	2.5	2.5	2.6	-0.2
Austin	2.5	2.5	2.4	0.1
Goliad	2.5	2.6	1.8	0.8
Bowie	2.5	2.6	2.4	0.2
Brazos	2.5	2.7	2.3	0.5
Carson	2.5	2.5	2.3	0.2
Montague	2.5	2.5	2.3	0.2
Pecos	2.5	2.7	2.0	0.6
Childress	2.5	2.5	2.5	-0.1
Lamar	2.5	2.6	2.3	0.2
Scurry	2.5	2.5	2.3	0.2
Fayette	2.5	2.5	2.2	0.4
Foard	2.5	2.1	3.1	-1.0
Houston	2.5	2.5	2.3	0.2
Howard	2.5	2.6	2.2	0.4
Milam	2.5	2.5	2.3	0.3
San Saba	2.5	2.7	2.1	0.6
Stephens	2.5	2.7	1.8	0.8
Tom Green	2.5	2.6	2.2	0.4
Cochran	2.5	2.5	2.5	0.0
Gray	2.5	2.5	2.2	0.3
Newton	2.5	2.5	2.3	0.2
Erath	2.5	2.6	2.2	0.4
Kleberg	2.5	2.7	2.2	0.5
Walker	2.5	2.6	2.2	0.4
Bosque	2.4	2.5	2.3	0.1
Brown	2.4	2.5	2.2	0.3
Clay	2.4	2.5	2.4	0.0
Karnes	2.4	2.4	2.6	-0.2
Leon	2.4	2.5	2.4	0.1
Nolan	2.4	2.4	2.6	-0.2
Wood	2.4	2.5	2.3	0.2
Armstrong	2.4	2.3	2.9	-0.6
Glasscock	2.4	2.7	1.9	0.8
Haskell	2.4	2.5	2.2	0.4
Lubbock	2.4	2.6	2.2	0.4
Kent	2.4	2.4	2.6	-0.2
McCulloch	2.4	2.7	1.9	0.8
Matagorda	2.4	2.5	2.2	0.3
Wichita	2.4	2.5	2.3	0.3
Donley	2.4	2.5	2.2	0.3
Cass	2.4	2.4	2.4	0.1
Crockett	2.4	2.6	1.9	0.7
Lavaca	2.4	2.4	2.3	0.1
Coleman	2.4	2.5	2.1	0.4
Hall	2.4	2.4	2.4	-0.1
Kinney	2.4	2.6	1.8	0.7
Nacogdoches	2.4	2.5	2.2	0.4
Blanco	2.4	2.5	2.1	0.3
Gillespie	2.4	2.5	2.2	0.3
Hartley	2.4	2.4	2.2	0.2
Hemphill	2.4	2.6	1.9	0.7
Upton	2.4	2.5	1.9	0.6
Bandera	2.4	2.3	2.8	-0.5
Eastland	2.4	2.4	2.4	0.0
Irion	2.4	2.3	2.8	-0.5
Morris	2.4	2.4	2.3	0.1
Live Oak	2.4	2.2	2.7	-0.5
Mills	2.4	2.3	2.5	-0.2
Shackelford	2.4	2.3	2.4	-0.1
Burleson	2.3	2.3	2.4	-0.1
Calhoun	2.3	2.4	2.2	0.2
Jasper	2.3	2.4	2.1	0.3
Kimble	2.3	2.3	2.3	0.0
Throckmorton	2.3	2.4	2.2	0.2
Dickens	2.3	2.2	3.0	-0.8
Jones	2.3	2.3	2.3	0.0
Menard	2.3	2.1	3.1	-1.0
Kerr	2.3	2.3	2.3	0.0
Red River	2.3	2.4	2.1	0.3
Fisher	2.3	2.2	2.5	-0.3
Travis	2.3	2.6	2.0	0.6
Young	2.3	2.4	2.0	0.3
Brooks	2.3	2.4	2.1	0.3
Cottle	2.3	2.3	2.3	0.0
Marion	2.3	2.2	2.4	-0.2
Trinity	2.3	2.3	2.0	0.3
Sabine	2.2	2.2	2.2	0.0
Washington	2.2	2.3	2.1	0.2
Briscoe	2.2	2.2	2.4	-0.2
Baylor	2.2	2.2	2.1	0.1
Coke	2.2	2.2	2.1	0.1
Llano	2.1	2.2	1.9	0.3
King	2.1	1.8	2.3	-0.5
Aransas	2.1	2.1	1.9	0.2
Jeff Davis	2.0	1.9	3.5	-1.7
Terrell	1.9	1.9	2.1	-0.2
Brewster	1.8	2.1	1.6	0.5
Loving	1.5	1.8	1.5	0.3

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Average household size, Texas counties

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Average household size, all 254 counties

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Owner-occupied household size, all 254 counties

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Renter-occupied household size, all 254 counties

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Household size against owner-renter gap

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About this data

Average household size is people living in occupied housing units, from ACS table B25010. It is not the same as average family size.
Statewide figures (2.70 total, 2.87 owner, 2.42 renter) come from a separate ACS row for Texas (state:48), not an average of the 254 county averages.
The typical-county figure is the midpoint of county averages after rounding each to one decimal (ordinary half-up). County averages cannot be averaged to produce the state figure.
Census sentinel -666666666 is treated as missing and shown as an em dash; the county stays on the page. In this release every Texas county has a published total, owner and renter estimate.

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Average household size, Texas counties

Average household size, all 254 counties

Owner-occupied household size, all 254 counties

Renter-occupied household size, all 254 counties

Household size against owner-renter gap

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