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Blanco County, TX: population growth, jobs and income

Blanco County gained 186 residents between 2024 and 2025 (+1.4%).

Blanco County had an estimated 13,581 residents in 2025, up 18.6% (2,130 more people) since 2020. That is faster than Texas as a whole (+8.5%), and the 19th fastest growth of 246 counties in Texas.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$1,017/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes15.7%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months92025-10/2026-09
  • 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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  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
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Headline numbers

New homes permitted

9

2025

0.7 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 204 people in 2025: more people moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out.

Private employers had 3,028 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +30.2% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 3.5% in 2025, 0.6 points higher than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 9 new homes in 2025, or 0.7 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $92,425 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +31.3% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 45th.

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Blanco County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
202513,581+186
202413,395+328
202313,067+650
202212,417+540
202111,877+426
202011,451–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Blanco County

Blanco County grew by 2,130 people since 2020; the largest part came from domestic migration (+2,266).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths−15−186
International migrationfrom and to other countries−3+20
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties+204+2,266
Census adjustmentbalancing residual+0+30
Total change+186+2,130

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 TexasAmong U.S. counties
Population growth19th of 24645th of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents44th of 246257th of 3,108
Private-sector job growth12th of 24574th of 3,092
Median household income19th of 246259th of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate53rd of 246978th of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents135th of 2232,309th 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, Blanco County's population change (+18.6%) was ahead of 4 of its 7 neighbouring counties and behind 3.

3 of its 7 neighbouring counties had a higher median household income than Blanco County's $92,425 (2020–24).

Blanco County, TX and its 7 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Blanco County, TX This county13,581+18.6%15.00.7$92,425
Kendall County, TX53,289+19.6%25.46.6$114,962
Hays County, TX304,390+24.8%24.815.1$89,097
Comal County, TX209,166+27.8%35.58.3$101,889
Burnet County, TX57,015+15.2%16.712.9$78,732
Llano County, TX23,353+9.5%10.15.0$67,530
Gillespie County, TX28,527+6.6%17.71.8$76,162
Travis County, TX1,389,670+7.2%−4.710.8$99,611

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 Blanco County growing?

Yes. Its population grew 18.6% between 2020 and 2025, about 2,130 more people (Census Bureau population estimates). Texas as a whole changed +8.5% over the same years. That ranks 19th of 246 counties in Texas for population growth.

How many people moved to Blanco County?

On net, about 204 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 Blanco County?

It averaged 3.5% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Blanco County?

About 13,581 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Blanco County?

Private employers there had 3,028 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +30.2% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

What Beacon CRE covers in Texas

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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.