Roberts County, Texas Demographics

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

Roberts 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.

  • B
    Health Around average
    Healthier than 94% of counties in Texas
  • B
    Income Around average
    Wealthier than 87% of counties in Texas
  • C
    Education Below average
    Better educated than 90% of counties in Texas

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Roberts County
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Population density, people per sq mi

Population: density and quick facts

Metric Roberts County Texas Avg U.S. Average
Population 832 30,160,889 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 0.9 112.2 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) -1.35% 1.41% 0.59%
Median age 40.1 35.9 37.3
Households 323 10,982,153 130,235,071

Population in Roberts County declined by 8.9% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 832 in 2024.

Population Growth 2009–2024

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in Roberts County is Boomers, aged 61–79, at 21.3% of residents. That is 8.1 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 50.6% of the people living in Roberts County and men 49.4%.

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Economy

Roberts County has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric Roberts County Texas Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $69,605 $78,939 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) -0.35% 4.56% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 1.0% 5.2% 5.2%

The median household income in Roberts County is about 12% lower than in Texas.

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Housing

Metric Roberts County Texas Avg U.S. Average
Median home price — $258,873 $248,835
Median rent $858 $1,402 $1,407
Homeownership rate 85.1% 62.6% 65.2%

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in Roberts County spend about 42 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 176 hours, about 7.3 full days, spent commuting.

Metric Roberts County Texas Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 21.1 22.8 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 42.2 45.6 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 176 190 187
Estimated yearly cost $5,451 $5,888 $5,790
Work from home 1.8% 14.4% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) 417 9,879 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) 218 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 Roberts County 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.

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Education & Households

Roberts County has a education index of C, which means it is somewhat educated.

Metric Roberts County Texas Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 18.8% 29.3% 31.6%
Average household size 2.58 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

Roberts County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric Roberts County Texas Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) 78.6 78.0 78.3
Self-rated poor health 15.7% 21.1% 16.3%
Smokers 18.6% 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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Roberts County, TX Compared With Nearby Counties

How Roberts County, TX compares with the 2 counties closest to it.

Area Population Median household income Median home price Commute
Roberts County, TX 832 $69,605 #1/3 — 21.1 min #3/3
Gray County, TX 21,045 $59,733 $112,499 10.9 min
Hutchinson County, TX 20,184 $68,358 $55,434 15.3 min

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Roberts County, Texas.

What is the population of Roberts County, Texas?

About 832 people live in Roberts County, Texas, in 323 households of 2.6 people on average. The median age is 40.1, so residents are older than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 3 years.

How densely populated is Roberts County, Texas?

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

Is unemployment high in Roberts County, Texas?

Unemployment in Roberts 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 Roberts County, Texas?

18.8% of adults in Roberts County, 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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