Chambers County, Texas Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Chambers County, Texas, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Chambers County, Texas. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Chambers County, Texas. The estimated population of Chambers County, Texas is 45,257 people, with a median age of 35.1.

We can look at the total population in Chambers County over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
45,257
+6.31%
+15.21%
2020
42,571
+3.07%
-
2019
41,305
+2.51%
-
2018
40,292
+2.57%
-
2017
39,283
 - -

Population of Chambers County, Texas by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
64.9%
68%
 -4.56%
Black/African American
7.6%
8%
 -5.00%
Native
0.1%
0.1%
 0.00%
Hispanic
24.2%
21.4%
 +13.08%
Asian
0.7%
1.3%
 -46.15%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
2.5%
1.2%
 +108.33%
Other
0%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Chambers County, Texas by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 35.1 -0.28% 34.2 -1.44% 35.4 -0.56%
2020 35.2 0% 34.7 0% 35.6 -0.56%
2019 35.2 -0.56% 34.7 0% 35.8 0%
2018 35.4 0% 34.7 -1.7% 35.8 +1.13%
2017 35.4 - 35.3 - 35.4 -

The median age of Chambers County, Texas gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 3,341 -3.26% 2,682 +24.78% 3,206 3,400
10 to 19 2,802 +35.33% 3,136 +9.4% 3,895 3,412
20 to 29 2,318 +21.53% 2,511 +10.95% 2,801 2,792
30 to 39 2,213 +37.43% 2,799 +10.27% 3,164 3,075
40 to 49 3,219 +1.33% 2,614 +20.15% 3,257 3,108
50 to 59 2,736 +6.54% 2,572 +10.98% 2,905 2,852
60 to 69 1,972 -2.27% 1,951 +5.59% 1,918 2,056
70+ 1,078 +39.75% 1,339 +34.53% 1,562 1,854

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Chambers County, Texas is $93,707.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Chambers County.

  • Under 25
    $0.00
  • 25 to 44
    $123,149.00
  • 45 to 64
    $98,051.00
  • 65 and over
    $61,526.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Chambers County, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Chambers County, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Chambers County, Texas is currently $113,619.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

13.47% of households in Chambers County are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Chambers County against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    16.20%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    14.40%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    11.27%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    10.69%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    19.50%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    14.46%
  • $200,000 or more
    13.47%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Chambers County is $38,269.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Chambers County by the total population of Chambers County.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Chambers County, Texas, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Chambers County to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    9.52%
  • Bachelor's degree
    30.28%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    17.77%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    39.59%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.85%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Chambers County that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Chambers County over the age of 16 is 33,649.

Of those people, a total of 66.50% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Chambers County is 60.80%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 2,305 50.20% 26.30%
20 to 24 years 2,812 69.50% 13.70%
25 to 29 years 2,781 87.60% 12.70%
30 to 34 years 3,077 80.90% 3.80%
35 to 44 years 6,502 82.20% 5.80%
45 to 54 years 6,017 78.60% 4.70%
55 to 59 years 2,765 69.20% 5.50%
60 to 64 years 2,147 57.70% 21.40%
65 to 74 years 3,524 25.30% 0.90%
75 years and over 1,719 13.40% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Chambers County. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 26,774 67.50% 8.80%
Black or African American 2,812 59.90% 14.10%
American Indian and Alaska Native 40 27.50% 72.70%
Asian 337 49.90% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 2,055 67.80% 0.40%
Two or more races 1,631 65.30% 5.00%
Hispanic or Latino 7,390 69.80% 2.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 22,603 66.90% 10.10%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Chambers County as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Chambers County is 20,448, with median earnings of $53,927.00.

Women in Chambers County, Texas earning approximately 55.40% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 20,448 $53,927.00
Male 11,822 $71,836.00
Female 8,626 $39,783.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 3,116 $93,103.00
Business and Financial 783 $100,386.00
Computer and Mathematical 232 $67,930.00
Architecture and Engineering 578 $131,813.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 271 $106,816.00
Community and Social Service 463 $36,990.00
Legal 78 $109,868.00
Educational and Library 1,368 $56,440.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 197 $4,846.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,331 $51,519.00
Healthcare Support 266 $22,568.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 257 $7,415.00
Law Enforcement 93 $73,229.00
Food Preparation and Serving 1,298 $9,634.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 454 $11,094.00
Personal Care and Service 358 $18,144.00
Sales 1,131 $42,558.00
Office and Administrative Support 2,098 $38,851.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 10 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 1,995 $48,750.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 787 $60,396.00
Production 1,643 $75,529.00
Transportation and Material Moving 953 $55,983.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 2,175 $106,703.00 941 $47,456.00
Business and Financial 363 $126,608.00 420 $54,151.00
Computer and Mathematical 52 $90,500.00 180 $67,813.00
Architecture and Engineering 556 $132,500.00 22 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 202 $106,843.00 69 $102,396.00
Community and Social Service 76 $0.00 387 $53,250.00
Legal 27 $0.00 51 $108,092.00
Educational and Library 40 $56,667.00 1,328 $56,394.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 107 $4,467.00 90 $21,000.00
Healthcare Practitioners 210 $66,228.00 1,121 $49,018.00
Healthcare Support 160 $25,061.00 106 $12,667.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 257 $7,415.00 0 $0.00
Law Enforcement 73 $73,646.00 20 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 542 $6,937.00 756 $15,023.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 294 $30,625.00 160 $5,588.00
Personal Care and Service 5 $0.00 353 $18,183.00
Sales 475 $90,492.00 656 $8,333.00
Office and Administrative Support 608 $53,333.00 1,490 $37,229.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 10 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 1,962 $48,908.00 33 $48,125.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 733 $62,043.00 54 $0.00
Production 1,417 $91,359.00 226 $19,718.00
Transportation and Material Moving 852 $58,333.00 101 $28,897.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 14,905 households in Chambers County, with an average household size of 3.02 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 12,006 families in Chambers County with an average family size of 3.34 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 9,557 936 1,513 2,899
Average Household Size 3.41 3.79 3.49 1.26
Total Families 9,557 936 1,513 0
Average Household Size 3.38 3.1 3.25 0

Poverty

Of the 12,006 families in Chambers County, 12.50% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Chambers County:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 16,550 housing units in Chambers County, Texas.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 14,905 90.06%
Vacant 1,645 9.94%

11.85% of the total 16,550 housing units in Chambers County are rental units. This is approximately 1,962 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 12,608 are occupied by the owner - or 76.18% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Chambers County is $1,104.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Chambers County that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    335
  • Less than $500
    28
  • $500 to $999
    759
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    625
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    415
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    92
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    43

Property Value

The median value of a property in Chambers County is $241,700.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Chambers County that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    976
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    1,187
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    1,409
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    1,459
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    2,945
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    3,699
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    897
  • $1,000,000 or more
    36

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Chambers County. The chart below shows the number of properties in Chambers County that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    583
  • 1940 to 1949
    192
  • 1950 to 1959
    620
  • 1960 to 1969
    893
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,543
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,580
  • 1990 to 1999
    2,609
  • 2000 to 2009
    4,866
  • 2010 to 2013
    3,631
  • 2014 or later
    33

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Chambers County that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    357
  • 1 vehicle available
    2,908
  • 2 vehicles available
    6,635
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    5,005

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Chambers County get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Chambers County that commute to work in a particular way.

30.9 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Chambers County.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    701
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    1,806
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,149
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    2,115
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    2,674
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    1,415
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    3,712
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    578
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    1,078
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    2,165
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    1,559
  • 90 or more minutes
    868

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for Chambers County, Texas in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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Places in Chambers County, Texas

We have data for 15 places in Chambers County, Texas. Click on a place below to see more information about the demographics of that place.