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Houston County

22,197Population
0.5 %Change since 2020
240Net migration
4.5 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
22,197 (2024)
Change since 2020
0.5 %
Net migration
240 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.5 % (2025)
State
Texas
Population base, April 2020
22,078 (2020)
Births
265 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.9
Deaths
362 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
16.3
Natural change, 2023
-97
International migration
35 (2023)
Domestic migration
205 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
10.8
Postal code
TX
FIPS code
48225

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.55.2
PeriodValue
20254.5 %
20244.4 %
20234.3 %
20224.6 %
20216.3 %
20206.8 %
20194.1 %
20184.9 %
20175.7 %
20166.0 %
20154.5 %
20145.0 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202422.2K22.1K
PeriodValue
202422,197
202322,082
202221,936
202121,971
202022,070