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Chambers County, TX: population growth, jobs and income

Chambers County gained 1,606 residents between 2024 and 2025 (+2.9%).

Chambers County had an estimated 57,594 residents in 2025, up 22.6% (10,602 more people) since 2020. That is faster than Texas as a whole (+8.5%), and the 10th fastest growth of 246 counties in Texas.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$1,609/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes9.0%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months4152025-10/2026-09
  • 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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What the numbers say

Net domestic migration added 1,239 people in 2025: more people moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out.

Private employers had 15,806 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +13.6% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 4.8% in 2025, 0.6 points higher than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 564 new homes in 2025, or 9.8 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $109,804 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +14.4% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 20th.

Part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area.

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Chambers County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
202557,594+1,606
202455,988+1,875
202354,113+2,765
202251,348+2,657
202148,691+1,699
202046,992–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Chambers County

Chambers County grew by 10,602 people since 2020; the largest part came from domestic migration (+8,642).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths+348+1,431
International migrationfrom and to other countries+33+465
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties+1,239+8,642
Census adjustmentbalancing residual−14+64
Total change+1,606+10,602

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 growth10th of 24620th of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents21st of 246101st of 3,108
Private-sector job growth60th of 245444th of 3,092
Median household income7th of 246103rd of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate205th of 2462,414th of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents15th of 223150th 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, Chambers County's population change (+22.6%) was ahead of 3 of its 4 neighbouring counties and behind 1 (Liberty County).

Its median household income ($109,804, 2020–24) is higher than in all 4 of its neighbouring counties.

Chambers County, TX and its 4 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Chambers County, TX This county57,594+22.6%21.59.8$109,804
Jefferson County, TX254,321−0.7%−5.91.3$60,026
Liberty County, TX121,364+31.2%35.08.3$68,703
Galveston County, TX372,207+5.9%9.26.8$86,105
Harris County, TX5,045,026+6.6%−8.66.1$74,983

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 Chambers County growing?

Yes. Its population grew 22.6% between 2020 and 2025, about 10,602 more people (Census Bureau population estimates). Texas as a whole changed +8.5% over the same years. That ranks 10th of 246 counties in Texas for population growth.

How many people moved to Chambers County?

On net, about 1,239 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 Chambers County?

It averaged 4.8% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Chambers County?

About 57,594 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Chambers County?

Private employers there had 15,806 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +13.6% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

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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.