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Matagorda County

36,391Population
0.4 %Change since 2020
214Net migration
5.8 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
36,391 (2024)
Change since 2020
0.4 %
Net migration
214 (2023)
Unemployment rate
5.8 % (2025)
State
Texas
Population base, April 2020
36,258 (2020)
Births
473 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
13.0
Deaths
436 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
12.0
Natural change, 2023
37
International migration
251 (2023)
Domestic migration
-37 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
5.9
Postal code
TX
FIPS code
48321

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020255.810.4
PeriodValue
20255.8 %
20245.6 %
20235.7 %
20226.2 %
20218.5 %
202011.0 %
20195.9 %
20186.5 %
20177.7 %
20167.7 %
20156.8 %
20147.9 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202436.4K36.3K
PeriodValue
202436,391
202336,422
202236,182
202136,353
202036,295