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Somervell County, TX: population growth, jobs and income

Somervell County gained 175 residents between 2024 and 2025 (+1.7%).

Somervell County had an estimated 10,261 residents in 2025, up 11.5% (1,055 more people) since 2020. That is faster than Texas as a whole (+8.5%), and the 32nd fastest growth of 246 counties in Texas.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$773/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes7.6%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months242025-10/2026-09
  • 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

27

2025

2.6 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.

What the numbers say

Net domestic migration added 200 people in 2025: more people moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out.

Private employers had 3,472 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +5.1% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 4.2% in 2025, 0.4 points higher than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 27 new homes in 2025, or 2.6 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $79,825 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +24.0% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 140th.

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Somervell County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
202510,261+175
202410,086+199
20239,887+94
20229,793+316
20219,477+271
20209,206–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Somervell County

Somervell County grew by 1,055 people since 2020; the largest part came from domestic migration (+1,118).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths−20−141
International migrationfrom and to other countries−3+73
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties+200+1,118
Census adjustmentbalancing residual−2+5
Total change+175+1,055

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 growth32nd of 246140th of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents25th of 246137th of 3,108
Private-sector job growth123rd of 2451,200th of 3,092
Median household income39th of 246591st of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate155th of 2461,858th of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents75th of 2231,257th 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, Somervell County's population change (+11.5%) was ahead of 2 of its 4 neighbouring counties and behind 2 (Hood County and Johnson County).

2 of its 4 neighbouring counties had a higher median household income than Somervell County's $79,825 (2020–24).

Somervell 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
Somervell County, TX This county10,261+11.5%19.52.6$79,825
Hood County, TX70,501+13.6%19.83.7$88,160
Bosque County, TX18,918+3.6%5.60.6$68,914
Erath County, TX43,911+2.8%−3.30.8$65,115
Johnson County, TX218,048+20.5%25.610.8$84,859

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 Somervell County growing?

Yes. Its population grew 11.5% between 2020 and 2025, about 1,055 more people (Census Bureau population estimates). Texas as a whole changed +8.5% over the same years. That ranks 32nd of 246 counties in Texas for population growth.

How many people moved to Somervell County?

On net, about 200 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 Somervell County?

It averaged 4.2% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Somervell County?

About 10,261 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Somervell County?

Private employers there had 3,472 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +5.1% 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.