Briscoe County, Texas Demographics

Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.

Briscoe County, TX Population Density Map and Area Scores

Area Score

Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

  • C
    Health Below average
  • D
    Income Well below average
    Less wealthy than 87% of counties in Texas
  • D
    Education Well below average

Source: Map AI Methodology

Briscoe County
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Population density, people per sq mi

Population: density and quick facts

Metric Briscoe County Texas Avg U.S. Average
Population 1,301 30,160,889 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 1.4 112.2 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) -2.99% 1.41% 0.59%
Median age 48.2 35.9 37.3
Households 553 10,982,153 130,235,071

Population in Briscoe County declined by 17.8% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 1,301 in 2024.

Population Growth 2009–2024

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in Briscoe County is Boomers, aged 61–79, at 22.8% of residents. That is 9.6 points above Texas as a whole.

Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Texas, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.

Male and female share

Women are 47.8% of the people living in Briscoe County and men 52.2%.

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Economy

Briscoe County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric Briscoe County Texas Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $45,500 $78,939 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) 1.78% 4.56% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 1.0% 5.2% 5.2%

The median household income in Briscoe County is about 42% lower than in Texas.

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Housing

Metric Briscoe County Texas Avg U.S. Average
Median home price $28,214 $258,873 $248,835
Median rent $631 $1,402 $1,407
Homeownership rate 82.8% 62.6% 65.2%

The median home price in Briscoe County is about 3.7 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $631 per month for that long.

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in Briscoe County spend about 34 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 142 hours, about 5.9 full days, spent commuting.

Metric Briscoe County Texas Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 17.1 22.8 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 34.1 45.6 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 142 190 187
Estimated yearly cost $4,410 $5,888 $5,790
Work from home 4.6% 14.4% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) — 9,879 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) 81 1,441 1,355

Fastest commutes among counties in Texas: Loving County (3.2 min), King County (5.8 min), Terrell County (6.5 min).
Slowest: Bandera County (38.6 min), San Jacinto County (35.9 min), Liberty County (33.6 min).

The average commute time in Briscoe County is 17 minutes, shorter than the 23 minutes in Texas.

Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

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Education & Households

Briscoe County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric Briscoe County Texas Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 15.5% 29.3% 31.6%
Average household size 2.35 2.69 2.53

Highest education index among counties in Texas: Collin County (0.4), Travis County (0.4), Fort Bend County (0.4).
Lowest: Kenedy County (0.0), Hudspeth County (0.1), La Salle County (0.1).

Health

Briscoe County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric Briscoe County Texas Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) 84.4 78.0 78.3
Self-rated poor health 22.9% 21.1% 16.3%
Smokers 20.7% 19.9% 19.0%

Highest health index among counties in Texas: Collin County (0.8), Travis County (0.8), Denton County (0.8).
Lowest: Starr County (0.7), Brooks County (0.7), Presidio County (0.7).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Briscoe County, Texas.

How big is Briscoe County, Texas by population?

About 1,301 people live in Briscoe County, Texas, in 553 households of 2.4 people on average. The median age is 48.2, so residents are older than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 11 years.

How densely populated is Briscoe County, Texas?

Averaged over its land area, Briscoe County, Texas has 1 people per square mile, a density typical of rural areas. That is about 2% of the U.S. average of 86.

Can a typical household afford a home in Briscoe County, Texas?

The median home costs 0.6 times the median household income ($28,214 against $45,500), compared with 3.1 times nationally. That is within the traditional rule of thumb of about 3 times income. Median rent of $631 a month takes about 17% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.

Is it hard to find a job in Briscoe County, Texas?

Unemployment in Briscoe County, Texas is only 1.0%, well below the U.S. rate of 5.2%, a sign of a tight labor market where employers compete for workers.

How common is a college degree in Briscoe County, Texas?

15.5% of adults in Briscoe County, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher (about 1 in 6), well below the U.S. share of 31.6%.

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