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Taylor County, TX: population growth, jobs and income

Taylor County gained 1,687 residents between 2024 and 2025 (+1.1%).

Taylor County had an estimated 150,077 residents in 2025, up 4.6% (6,593 more people) since 2020. That is slower than Texas as a whole (+8.5%), and the 98th fastest growth of 246 counties in Texas.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$1,159/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes11.7%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months1,8312025-10/2026-09
  • 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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  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
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What the numbers say

Net domestic migration added 732 people in 2025: more people moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out.

Private employers had 61,016 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +8.9% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 3.4% in 2025, 0.5 points higher than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 1,057 new homes in 2025, or 7.0 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $67,139 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +20.8% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 683rd.

Part of the Abilene, TX metro area.

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Taylor County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
2025150,077+1,687
2024148,390+1,136
2023147,254+1,908
2022145,346+1,403
2021143,943+459
2020143,484–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Taylor County

Taylor County grew by 6,593 people since 2020; the largest part came from international migration (+2,725).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths+413+1,514
International migrationfrom and to other countries+529+2,725
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties+732+2,307
Census adjustmentbalancing residual+13+47
Total change+1,687+6,593

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 growth98th of 246683rd of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents92nd of 2461,081st of 3,108
Private-sector job growth94th of 245788th of 3,092
Median household income104th of 2461,403rd of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate51st of 246852nd of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents32nd of 223337th 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, Taylor County's population change (+4.6%) was ahead of 4 of its 6 neighbouring counties and behind 2 (Jones County and Callahan County).

Only Callahan County had a higher median household income (2020–24) among its 6 neighbouring counties; Taylor County's was $67,139.

Taylor County, TX and its 6 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Taylor County, TX This county150,077+4.6%4.97.0$67,139
Jones County, TX20,861+6.1%4.60.0$59,464
Runnels County, TX9,693−2.2%−4.00.4$62,632
Nolan County, TX14,117−4.1%0.60.6$50,747
Callahan County, TX14,491+5.4%4.17.1$72,436
Fisher County, TX3,692+0.4%8.9–$65,533
Coleman County, TX7,915+3.0%3.80.6$49,159

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 Taylor County growing?

Yes. Its population grew 4.6% between 2020 and 2025, about 6,593 more people (Census Bureau population estimates). Texas as a whole changed +8.5% over the same years. That ranks 98th of 246 counties in Texas for population growth.

How many people moved to Taylor County?

On net, about 732 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 Taylor County?

It averaged 3.4% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Taylor County?

About 150,077 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Taylor County?

Private employers there had 61,016 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +8.9% 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.