Population
7,915
2025
+3.0% since 2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025), 2025. Resident population, July 1 estimate.
Coleman County, TX: population growth, jobs and income
Coleman County lost 59 residents between 2024 and 2025 (−0.7%).
Coleman County had an estimated 7,915 residents in 2025, up 3.0% (228 more people) since 2020. That is slower than Texas as a whole (+8.5%), and the 114th fastest growth of 246 counties in Texas.
Data as of 2025 · updated
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One-time $99 PDF: everything on this page for Coleman County, ranked against Texas and the U.S., plus these figures that are not on the free page:
- Median gross rent$653/mo2020–24
- Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes31.8%2020–24
- New homes permitted, last 12 months62025-10/2026-09
- 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
What's inside: 5 pages
- 1 Summary, headline numbers and ranks (free preview)
- 2 Ranks and the neighbouring-county table
- 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
- 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
- 5 Every source and the methods
Headline numbers
Net domestic migration
+30
2025
3.8 per 1,000 residents
+705 in total, 2021–2025
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025), 2025. People moving in from other U.S. counties minus people moving out.
Unemployment rate
3.5%
2025
+0.1 pts since 2019
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2025. Annual average unemployment rate.
New homes permitted
5
2025
0.6 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.
Median household income
$49,159
2020–24
+4.7% since 2016–20
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–24. American Community Survey 5-year estimate.
Private-sector employment
1,693
2023
+16.8% since 2018
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. Paid employees of private employers in mid-March (County Business Patterns).
What the numbers say
Net domestic migration added 30 people in 2025: more people moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out.
Private employers had 1,693 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +16.8% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).
Unemployment averaged 3.5% in 2025, 0.1 points higher than in 2019 (before the pandemic).
Builders were authorized to start 5 new homes in 2025, or 0.6 per 1,000 residents.
Median household income was $49,159 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +4.7% since 2016–20.
Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 996th.
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Coleman County population by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7,915 | −59 |
| 2024 | 7,974 | +101 |
| 2023 | 7,873 | +10 |
| 2022 | 7,863 | +147 |
| 2021 | 7,716 | +29 |
| 2020 | 7,687 | – |
Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.
What drove the change in Coleman County
Coleman County grew by 228 people since 2020; the largest part came from domestic migration (+705).
| Component | 2025 | 2020–25 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural changebirths minus deaths | −93 | −497 | |
| International migrationfrom and to other countries | +5 | +16 | |
| Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties | +30 | +705 | |
| Census adjustmentbalancing residual | −1 | +4 | |
| Total change | −59 | +228 |
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
| Measure | In Texas | Among U.S. counties |
|---|---|---|
| Population growth | 114th of 246 | 996th of 3,107 |
| Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents | 106th of 246 | 1,249th of 3,108 |
| Private-sector job growth | 43rd of 245 | 309th of 3,092 |
| Median household income | 225th of 246 | 2,788th of 3,107 |
| Lowest unemployment rate | 54th of 246 | 979th of 3,108 |
| New homes permitted per 1,000 residents | 137th of 223 | 2,329th 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, Coleman County's population change (+3.0%) was ahead of 3 of its 6 neighbouring counties and behind 3.
Its median household income ($49,159, 2020–24) is lower than in all 6 of its neighbouring counties.
| County | Population2025 | Population change2020–25 | Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025 | Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025 | Median household income2020–24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coleman County, TX This county | 7,915 | +3.0% | 3.8 | 0.6 | $49,159 |
| Brown County, TX | 38,711 | +1.7% | 3.1 | 5.3 | $57,470 |
| Runnels County, TX | 9,693 | −2.2% | −4.0 | 0.4 | $62,632 |
| McCulloch County, TX | 7,472 | −1.6% | 4.1 | 0.8 | $54,043 |
| Callahan County, TX | 14,491 | +5.4% | 4.1 | 7.1 | $72,436 |
| Concho County, TX | 3,607 | +8.7% | 17.5 | 0.0 | $65,795 |
| Taylor County, TX | 150,077 | +4.6% | 4.9 | 7.0 | $67,139 |
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.
Questions
Is Coleman County growing?
Yes. Its population grew 3.0% between 2020 and 2025, about 228 more people (Census Bureau population estimates). Texas as a whole changed +8.5% over the same years. That ranks 114th of 246 counties in Texas for population growth.
How many people moved to Coleman County?
On net, about 30 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 Coleman County?
It averaged 3.5% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).
What is the population of Coleman County?
About 7,915 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.
How many jobs are in Coleman County?
Private employers there had 1,693 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +16.8% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).
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Sources and method
- U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025)
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics
- U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns
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Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.