Reeves County, Texas Demographics

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

Reeves 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
    Less healthy than 83% of counties in Texas
  • D
    Income Well below average
    Less wealthy than 89% of counties in Texas
  • F
    Education Well below average
    Less educated than 89% of counties in Texas

Source: Map AI Methodology

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Population density, people per sq mi

Population: density and quick facts

Metric Reeves County Texas Avg U.S. Average
Population 12,664 30,160,889 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 4.8 112.2 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) -1.56% 1.41% 0.59%
Median age 32.9 35.9 37.3
Households 4,224 10,982,153 130,235,071

Population in Reeves County grew by 14.1% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 12,664 in 2024.

Population Growth 2009–2024

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in Reeves County is Gen Z, aged 13–28, at 24.3% of residents. That is 0.8 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 41.5% of the people living in Reeves County and men 58.5%.

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Economy

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

Metric Reeves County Texas Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $62,977 $78,939 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) 4.13% 4.56% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 2.4% 5.2% 5.2%

The median household income in Reeves County is about 20% lower than in Texas.

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Housing

Metric Reeves County Texas Avg U.S. Average
Median home price $153,191 $258,873 $248,835
Median rent $980 $1,402 $1,407
Homeownership rate 73.7% 62.6% 65.2%

The median home price in Reeves County is about 13.0 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $980 per month for that long.

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in Reeves County spend about 25 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 104 hours, about 4.3 full days, spent commuting.

Metric Reeves County Texas Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 12.5 22.8 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 25.0 45.6 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 104 190 187
Estimated yearly cost $3,226 $5,888 $5,790
Work from home 3.0% 14.4% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) 2,262 9,879 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) 410 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 Reeves County is 12 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

Reeves County has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric Reeves County Texas Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 9.0% 29.3% 31.6%
Average household size 2.74 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

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

Metric Reeves County Texas Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) 77.2 78.0 78.3
Self-rated poor health 24.5% 21.1% 16.3%
Smokers 16.0% 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 Reeves County, Texas.

How big is Reeves County, Texas by population?

About 12,664 people live in Reeves County, Texas, in 4,224 households of 2.7 people on average. The median age is 32.9, so residents are younger than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 4 years.

Is Reeves County, Texas urban or rural?

Averaged over its land area, Reeves County, Texas has 5 people per square mile, a density typical of rural areas. That is about 6% of the U.S. average of 86.

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

The median home costs 2.4 times the median household income ($153,191 against $62,977), compared with 3.1 times nationally. That is within the traditional rule of thumb of about 3 times income. Median rent of $980 a month takes about 19% 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 Reeves County, Texas?

Unemployment in Reeves County, Texas is only 2.4%, well below the U.S. rate of 5.2%, a sign of a tight labor market where employers compete for workers.

What share of adults in Reeves County, Texas have a college degree?

9.0% of adults in Reeves County, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher (about 1 in 11), well below the U.S. share of 31.6%.

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