DeWitt County , Texas
Population: 19,853 residents · 2023 Census ACS
Income $64,014 Home $167,200 Rent $955/mo
Page updated: · Data vintage: CDC PLACES 2023 · FEMA NRI v1.20
DeWitt County's headline indicators land 14% below the national median on income ($64,014), with housing 45% below the US figure ($167,000 typical) — a profile closer to the broad US middle than to either tail of the distribution. FEMA's National Risk Index ranks DeWitt County in the top 16% nationally for overall natural-hazard exposure, with hurricane exposure the dominant local risk.
$64,014
Median Income
household
$167,200
Home Value
median
$955/mo
Monthly Rent
median gross
N/A
Unemployment
rate
Income & Housing
| Median Household Income | $64,014 |
| Per Capita Income | $30,723 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.9% |
| Median Home Value | $167,200 |
| Median Gross Rent | $955/mo |
| Owner Occupied | 70.7% |
| Renter Occupied | 29.3% |
Demographics & Education
| Total Population | 19,853 |
| Median Age | 41.8 yrs |
| Bachelor's or Higher | 15.7% |
Health Outcomes
CDC PLACES 2023 · % of adults
37.6%
Obesity
16.0%
Diabetes
16.1%
Smoking
34.5%
High Blood Pressure
33.0%
No Physical Activity
22.5%
Depression
39.3%
Insufficient Sleep
75.3%
Annual Checkup
Natural Hazard Risk
FEMA National Risk Index · county-level scores
Overall risk score: 83.9 · 84th national percentile
🌪️ Tornado
70.74
🌀 Hurricane
90.28
🔥 Wildfire
67.59
❄️ Winter Storm
35.84
🌍 Earthquake
21.34
☀️ Drought
71.98
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