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Texas County, MO: population growth, jobs and income

Texas County gained 290 residents between 2024 and 2025 (+1.1%).

Texas County had an estimated 25,994 residents in 2025, up 6.9% (1,670 more people) since 2020. That is faster than Missouri as a whole (+1.9%), and the 9th fastest growth of 115 counties in Missouri.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$665/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes13.7%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months212025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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  1. 1 Summary, headline numbers and ranks (free preview)
  2. 2 Ranks and the neighbouring-county table
  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
  5. 5 Every source and the methods
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Headline numbers

New homes permitted

4

2025

0.2 per 1,000 residents

Small base: the change swings on a few homes or people, so we don't show it.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025. Housing units authorized by building permits in the year.

What the numbers say

Net domestic migration added 376 people in 2025: more people moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out.

Private employers had 4,555 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +0.2% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 4.4% in 2025, 0.4 points higher than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 4 new homes in 2025, or 0.2 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $50,036 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +39.9% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 399th.

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Texas County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
202525,994+290
202425,704+91
202325,613+329
202225,284+427
202124,857+533
202024,324–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Texas County

Texas County grew by 1,670 people since 2020; the largest part came from domestic migration (+2,240).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths−75−558
International migrationfrom and to other countries−8−12
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties+376+2,240
Census adjustmentbalancing residual−3+0
Total change+290+1,670

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn MissouriAmong U.S. counties
Population growth9th of 115399th of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents9th of 115281st of 3,108
Private-sector job growth63rd of 1151,839th of 3,092
Median household income99th of 1152,740th of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate78th of 1152,024th of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents97th of 1132,676th of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Over 2020–25, Texas County's population change (+6.9%) was ahead of 7 of its 8 neighbouring counties and behind 1 (Wright County).

6 of its 8 neighbouring counties had a higher median household income than Texas County's $50,036 (2020–24).

Texas County, MO and its 8 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Texas County, MO This county25,994+6.9%14.50.2$50,036
Wright County, MO19,671+8.0%6.81.6$47,909
Dent County, MO14,584+1.3%3.40.2$56,312
Howell County, MO40,798+2.5%0.31.6$50,993
Pulaski County, MO54,442+0.8%4.91.8$64,466
Phelps County, MO45,247+1.6%−0.82.2$58,396
Shannon County, MO7,285+3.6%3.20.0$55,222
Douglas County, MO12,342+6.4%10.91.9$45,985
Laclede County, MO36,943+2.5%7.60.1$53,282

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Texas County growing?

Yes. Its population grew 6.9% between 2020 and 2025, about 1,670 more people (Census Bureau population estimates). Missouri as a whole changed +1.9% over the same years. That ranks 9th of 115 counties in Missouri for population growth.

How many people moved to Texas County?

On net, about 376 people in 2025: that many more moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Texas County?

It averaged 4.4% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Texas County?

About 25,994 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Texas County?

Private employers there had 4,555 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +0.2% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

What Beacon CRE covers in Missouri

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Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.