Deer Park, Texas Demographics
Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.
Deer Park, 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.
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B
Health Around average
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B
Income Around average
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D
Education Well below average
Source: Map AI Methodology
Population
| Metric | Deer Park | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 33,524 | 30,160,889 | 337,468,954 |
| Population density (per sq mi) | 3172.6 | 112.2 | 86.4 |
| Population growth (%/yr) | 0.20% | 1.41% | 0.59% |
| Median age | 35.9 | 35.9 | 37.3 |
| Households | 11,846 | 10,982,153 | 130,235,071 |
Population in Deer Park grew by 12.6% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 33,524 in 2024.
Population Growth 2009–2024
Race & Ethnicity
Age & Sex
The largest generation in Deer Park is Gen Z, aged 13–28, at 22.4% of residents. That is 1.1 points below Texas as a whole.
- Gen Z 13–28 7,498 22.4% -1.1 pts
- Millennials 29–44 7,329 21.9% -1.1 pts
- Gen X 45–60 6,972 20.8% +1.3 pts
- Boomers 61–79 4,826 14.4% +1.2 pts
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 50.4% of the people living in Deer Park and men 49.6%.
- Women 50.4% Texas 50.1%
- Men 49.6% Texas 49.9%
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Economy
Deer Park has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.
| Metric | Deer Park | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $100,034 | $78,939 | $80,455 |
| Income growth (%/yr) | 3.23% | 4.56% | 4.80% |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7% | 5.2% | 5.2% |
The median household income in Deer Park is about 27% higher than in Texas.
Housing
| Metric | Deer Park | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home price | $281,211 | $258,873 | $248,835 |
| Median rent | $1,314 | $1,402 | $1,407 |
| Homeownership rate | 78.1% | 62.6% | 65.2% |
The median home price in Deer Park is about 17.8 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $1,314 per month for that long.
Commute Time & Mobility
Commuters in Deer Park spend about 43 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 178 hours, about 7.4 full days, spent commuting.
| Metric | Deer Park | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| One-way commute (min) | 21.3 | 22.8 | 22.4 |
| Round-trip commute (min) | 42.7 | 45.6 | 44.8 |
| Yearly time spent (hours) | 178 | 190 | 187 |
| Estimated yearly cost | $5,510 | $5,888 | $5,790 |
| Work from home | 9.0% | 14.4% | 15.0% |
| Highway traffic (vehicles/day) | 16,088 | 9,879 | 8,813 |
| Local road traffic (vehicles/day) | 2,620 | 1,441 | 1,355 |
The average commute time in Deer Park is 21 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.
Education & Households
Deer Park has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.
| Metric | Deer Park | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 21.5% | 29.3% | 31.6% |
| Average household size | 2.82 | 2.69 | 2.53 |
Health
Deer Park has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.
| Metric | Deer Park | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy (years) | 77.6 | 78.0 | 78.3 |
| Self-rated poor health | 14.1% | 21.1% | 16.3% |
| Smokers | 16.8% | 19.9% | 19.0% |
Deer Park, TX Compared With Nearby Cities
Deer Park, TX is typical in size for this group, 33,524 residents against a local median of 34,011, so the measures below are close to a like for like comparison. Where Deer Park, TX breaks from the cities next to it is median household income, sitting 51% above the local median of $66,084 at $100,034. That is the better end of the local range on this measure.
Median home price tells the same story from another angle: $281,211 against a local median of $207,003, 36% above it. The cities themselves spread $38,195 on median household income, so Deer Park, TX sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Deer Park, TX has the highest median household income of the 5 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Median household income | Median home price | Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Park, TX | 33,524 | $100,034 #1/5 | $281,211 #1/5 | 21.3 min #1/5 |
| Pasadena, TX | 149,372 | $66,358 | $204,196 | 23.3 min |
| La Porte, TX | 30,613 | $92,046 | $232,287 | 21.7 min |
| Channelview, TX | 37,409 | $65,811 | $209,809 | 30.4 min |
| Cloverleaf, TX | 22,886 | $53,852 | $84,232 | 26.4 min |
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Deer Park, Texas.
How big is Deer Park, Texas by population?
About 33,524 people live in Deer Park, Texas, in 11,846 households of 2.8 people on average. The median age is 35.9, close to the U.S. median of 37.3.
Is Deer Park, Texas urban or rural?
Averaged over its land area, Deer Park, Texas has 3,173 people per square mile, a density typical of a city. That is about 37 times the U.S. average of 86.
Can a typical household afford a home in Deer Park, Texas?
The median home costs 2.8 times the median household income ($281,211 against $100,034), compared with 3.1 times nationally. That is within the traditional rule of thumb of about 3 times income. Median rent of $1,314 a month takes about 16% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.
How educated are people in Deer Park, Texas?
21.5% of adults in Deer Park, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher (about 1 in 5), well below the U.S. share of 31.6%.
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