---
type: Jurisdiction
title: "Walker County, TX"
classification: county
fips: "48471"
state: "TX"
demographics:
  population: 80209
  population_under_18: 11662
  population_18_64: 57424
  population_65_plus: 11123
  median_household_income: 52324
  poverty_rate: 18.36
  homeownership_rate: 56.48
  unemployment_rate: 8.9
  median_home_value: 226900
  gini_index: 0.464
  vacancy_rate: 14.37
  race_white: 46673
  race_black: 16167
  race_asian: 906
  race_native: 335
  hispanic: 17492
  bachelors_plus: 15428
districts:
  - to: "us/states/tx/districts/17"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.6052
  - to: "us/states/tx/districts/08"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.3925
  - to: "us/states/tx/districts/senate/5"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9998
  - to: "us/states/tx/districts/house/12"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9998
sources:
  - field: demographics
    source: "Census ACS 2023"
  - field: districts
    source: "PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries"
confidence: official
tags: [jurisdiction, county, tx]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Walker County, TX

County jurisdiction.

## Demographics (ACS 2023)

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Population | 80209 |
| Under 18 | 11662 |
| 18–64 | 57424 |
| 65+ | 11123 |
| Median household income | 52324 |
| Poverty rate | 18.36 |
| Homeownership rate | 56.48 |
| Unemployment rate | 8.9 |
| Median home value | 226900 |
| Gini index | 0.464 |
| Vacancy rate | 14.37 |
| White | 46673 |
| Black | 16167 |
| Asian | 906 |
| Native | 335 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 17492 |
| Bachelor's or higher | 15428 |

## Districts

- [TX-17](/us/states/tx/districts/17.md) — 61% (congressional)
- [TX-08](/us/states/tx/districts/08.md) — 39% (congressional)
- [TX Senate District 5](/us/states/tx/districts/senate/5.md) — 100% (state senate)
- [TX House District 12](/us/states/tx/districts/house/12.md) — 100% (state house)

## Source

- demographics: Census ACS 2023
- districts: PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries