Live Oak County, Texas Demographics
Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.
Live Oak 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.
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C
Health Below averageLess healthy than 73% of counties in Texas
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D
Income Well below average
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F
Education Well below averageLess educated than 85% of counties in Texas
Source: Map AI Methodology
Population: density and quick facts
| Metric | Live Oak County | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 11,620 | 30,160,889 | 337,468,954 |
| Population density (per sq mi) | 10.8 | 112.2 | 86.4 |
| Population growth (%/yr) | -0.35% | 1.41% | 0.59% |
| Median age | 38.5 | 35.9 | 37.3 |
| Households | 4,358 | 10,982,153 | 130,235,071 |
Population in Live Oak County grew by 3.1% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 11,620 in 2024.
Population Growth 2009–2024
Race & Ethnicity
Age & Sex
The largest generation in Live Oak County is Millennials, aged 29–44, at 21.7% of residents. That is 1.3 points below Texas as a whole.
- Gen Z 13–28 2,150 18.5% -5.0 pts
- Millennials 29–44 2,516 21.7% -1.3 pts
- Gen X 45–60 2,349 20.2% +0.8 pts
- Boomers 61–79 2,272 19.6% +6.3 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 45.8% of the people living in Live Oak County and men 54.2%.
- Women 45.8% Texas 50.1%
- Men 54.2% Texas 49.9%
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Economy
Live Oak County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.
| Metric | Live Oak County | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $59,182 | $78,939 | $80,455 |
| Income growth (%/yr) | 1.97% | 4.56% | 4.80% |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9% | 5.2% | 5.2% |
The median household income in Live Oak County is about 25% lower than in Texas.
Housing
| Metric | Live Oak County | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home price | $17,500 | $258,873 | $248,835 |
| Median rent | $923 | $1,402 | $1,407 |
| Homeownership rate | 71.3% | 62.6% | 65.2% |
The median home price in Live Oak County is about 1.6 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $923 per month for that long.
Commute Time & Mobility
Commuters in Live Oak County spend about 36 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 152 hours, about 6.3 full days, spent commuting.
| Metric | Live Oak County | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| One-way commute (min) | 18.2 | 22.8 | 22.4 |
| Round-trip commute (min) | 36.5 | 45.6 | 44.8 |
| Yearly time spent (hours) | 152 | 190 | 187 |
| Estimated yearly cost | $4,712 | $5,888 | $5,790 |
| Work from home | 8.5% | 14.4% | 15.0% |
| Highway traffic (vehicles/day) | 3,785 | 9,879 | 8,813 |
| Local road traffic (vehicles/day) | 350 | 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 Live Oak County is 18 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
Live Oak County has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.
| Metric | Live Oak County | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 12.3% | 29.3% | 31.6% |
| Average household size | 2.30 | 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
Live Oak County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.
| Metric | Live Oak County | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy (years) | 78.7 | 78.0 | 78.3 |
| Self-rated poor health | 23.5% | 21.1% | 16.3% |
| Smokers | 21.3% | 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).
Live Oak County, TX Compared With Nearby Counties
Live Oak County, TX is the smallest of the 4 counties compared here, 11,620 residents against a local median of 38,850. Where Live Oak County, TX breaks from the counties next to it is median home price, sitting 88% below the local median of $142,499 at $17,500.
The counties themselves sit within $68,169 of each other on median home price, a tighter band than the gap between any of them and Live Oak County, TX, which makes it a genuine outlier here rather than one end of a wide local spread. Live Oak County, TX has the 4th highest median home price of the 4 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Median household income | Median home price | Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Oak County, TX | 11,620 | $59,182 #2/4 | $17,500 #4/4 | 18.2 min #3/4 |
| Bee County, TX | 31,083 | $57,330 | $102,812 | 13.8 min |
| Jim Wells County, TX | 38,850 | $51,697 | $142,499 | 17.7 min |
| Atascosa County, TX | 51,008 | $69,137 | $170,981 | 25.5 min |
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Live Oak County, Texas.
What is the population of Live Oak County, Texas?
About 11,620 people live in Live Oak County, Texas, in 4,358 households of 2.3 people on average. The median age is 38.5, close to the U.S. median of 37.3.
Is Live Oak County, Texas mostly urban or rural?
Averaged over its land area, Live Oak County, Texas has 11 people per square mile, a density typical of rural areas. That is about 12% of the U.S. average of 86.
Can a typical household afford a home in Live Oak County, Texas?
The median home costs 0.3 times the median household income ($17,500 against $59,182), compared with 3.1 times nationally. That is within the traditional rule of thumb of about 3 times income. Median rent of $923 a month takes about 19% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.
How common is a college degree in Live Oak County, Texas?
12.3% of adults in Live Oak County, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher (about 1 in 8), well below the U.S. share of 31.6%.
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