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Navarro County, Texas

Navarro County, Texas. Navarro County had 57,181 residents in 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 8.6% since 2020, in line with Texas (+8.8%). It holds 19 places (19 cities, villages and boroughs) and 12 census tracts. GEOID 48349.

Navarro County is the county of the Corsicana, TX micropolitan statistical area (the Census Bureau's July 2023 delineation).

Residents, July 2025 estimate

57,181

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 52,624 · ACS 2020-2024: 54,711

Median household income

$63,111

±$4,150 (90% margin)
Texas: $78,476

Median home value

$172,600

±$10,215 (90% margin)
Texas: $283,800

Median gross rent

$1,076

±$60 (90% margin)
Texas: $1,403

How many people live in Navarro County, and is it growing?

The 2020 Census counted 52,624 residents in Navarro County. The Census Bureau estimates 57,181 for July 1, 2025, up 8.6% since 2020, in line with Texas (+8.8%). The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts the population at 54,711 over 1,010 square miles of land.

July 2020→2021 +823 (53,666)
2021→2022 +1,089 (54,755)
2022→2023 +979 (55,734)
2023→2024 +763 (56,497)
2024→2025 +684 (57,181)

Navarro County in Texas. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, with the change from 2015-2019
Measure	Navarro County	Texas	Change since 2015-2019
Total population	54,711	30,188,424	+5,716
Households	19,044±435	10,992,816	+1,706
Average household size	2.80±0.06	2.69	no clear change
Housing units	22,191±61	12,128,515	+1,253

Navarro County's population since 2000

From 45,124 in 2000 to 57,181 in 2025: up 26.7%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

2000 Census 45,124
2005 (estimate) 46,854
2010 Census 47,735
2015 (estimate) 48,167
2020 Census 52,624
2025 (estimate) 57,181

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); PEP Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025); 2020 Census · Check it at data.census.gov

What cities and towns are in Navarro County?

Navarro County holds 19 places: 19 cities, villages and boroughs (incorporated places). The largest is Corsicana with 25,487 residents (2025 estimate). Places that cross a county line are listed with the share of their 2020 residents who live in this county.

Places in Navarro County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ring: estimate with a coefficient of variation over 40%.

Corsicana	city	25,109	25,511±34	$57,212	$168,900	18.1%	100%
Kerens	city	1,505	1,778±373	$56,771	$128,000	16.3%	100%
Rice	city	1,203	1,241±365	$65,958	$79,500	16.2%	100%
Blooming Grove	town	857	658±209	$76,771	$124,200	10.1%	100%
Dawson	town	815	1,322±426	$51,042	$140,700	21.7%	100%
Frost	city	620	968±329	$115,500	$123,900	7.2%	100%
Angus	city	444	475±171	$76,250	$187,500	23.6%	100%
Retreat	town	410	707±333	$85,179	$190,800	8.8%	100%
Oak Valley	town	406	364±128	$85,000	$114,600	13.5%	100%
MildredGEOID 4848372	town	399	312±103	$81,500	$177,200	16.0%	100%
Eureka	city	313	310±88	$81,250	$171,600	13.9%	100%
RichlandGEOID 4861820	town	255	353±125	$56,667	$68,900	17.3%	100%
NavarroGEOID 4850448	town	232	288±101	$62,292	$134,700	17.0%	100%
BarryGEOID 4805708	city	220	236±148	$67,500	$164,800	6.1%	100%
EmhouseGEOID 4824168	town	187	142±73	$34,375	$84,200	21.8%	100%
GoodlowGEOID 4830188	city	178	211±99	$43,942	$76,900	25.6%	100%
PowellGEOID 4859168	town	99	104±83	$26,667	$251,400	0.0%	100%
StreetmanGEOID 4870604	town	248	220±85	$54,125	$96,900	11.8%	0%
MustangGEOID 4850184	town	0	0±15	not published	not published	–	100%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 place-by-county parts · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Navarro County?

The median resident of Navarro County is 36.7 years old; 26.7% are under 18 and 16.7% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 50.5%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 32.1%. 12.9% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin and education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure	Navarro County	Texas	Change since 2015-2019
Median age	36.7±0.5	35.6	−1.4
Under 18 years	26.7%	25.0%	–
65 years and over	16.7%±0.1 pts	13.4%	–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	32.1%	39.7%	+4.8 pts
White alone, not Hispanic	50.5%±0.7 pts	39.1%	−5.5 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic	9.1%±1.1 pts	11.9%	−3.1 pts
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0.8%±0.1 pts	5.5%	no clear change
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0.2%±0.1 pts	0.1%	–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0.7%±0.6 pts	0.1%	–
Two or more races, not Hispanic	6.5%±1.1 pts	3.1%	–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0.1%±0.1 pts	0.4%	–
Born outside the United States	12.9%±1.0 pts	17.6%	no clear change
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)	25.6%±1.3 pts	35.1%	–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)	6.9%±0.9 pts	6.2%	–
With a disability	16.6%±1.2 pts	12.3%	–
No health insurance coverage	18.4%±2.2 pts	17.1%	no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)	79.2%±1.8 pts	86.0%	–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)	18.2%±1.8 pts	33.8%	no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)	5.8%±1.0 pts	12.3%	–
Moved from another state in the past year	0.8%±0.3 pts	2.0%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Navarro County earn?

Half of Navarro County's 19,044 households earn less than $63,111 a year (±$4,150), against $78,476 in Texas. In 2015-2019 it was $59,724 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 17.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Navarro County	Texas	Change since 2015-2019
Median household income	$63,111±$4,150	$78,476	no clear change
Mean household income	$82,595±$4,480	$109,933	–
Per capita income	$29,060±$1,343	$40,752	no clear change
People below the poverty line	17.1%±2.2 pts	13.8%	no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line	23.6%±4.6 pts	18.7%	no clear change
Households receiving SNAP	13.8%±2.0 pts	11.4%	–
Households with a broadband subscription	85.2%±2.0 pts	91.4%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Navarro County?

Owners occupy 69.4% of Navarro County's occupied homes and renters 30.6%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $172,600 by its owner (±$10,215). The median renter pays $1,076 a month including utilities, and 36.3% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Navarro County	Texas	Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)	$172,600±$10,215	$283,800	+$52,484
Median gross rent	$1,076±$60	$1,403	no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent	36.3%±6.2 pts	42.3%	no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage	$1,535±$99	$2,106	–
Owner-occupied homes	69.4%±2.4 pts	62.6%	no clear change
Housing units	22,191±61	12,128,515	+1,253
Homeowner vacancy rate	1.5%±0.9 pts	1.1%	–
Rental vacancy rate	3.1%±2.1 pts	7.7%	–
Single-family detached homes	68.3%±2.4 pts	64.4%	–
Mobile homes	18.6%±2.2 pts	6.4%	–
Built 2020 or later	3.8%±1.1 pts	4.0%	–
Built 1939 or earlier	6.9%±1.2 pts	3.1%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Navarro County building?

Builders took permits for 477 new housing units across Navarro County in 2025 (459 single-family), 8.3 per 1,000 residents.

2019 328 units
2020 70 units
2021 478 units
2022 607 units
2023 483 units
2024 530 units
2025 477 units

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual county files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Navarro County get to work?

78.6% of Navarro County's workers drive alone and 9.1% work from home. The average trip to work takes 27.1 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 4.4%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Navarro County	Texas	Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)	60.3%±1.4 pts	65.3%	–
Unemployment rate	4.4%±1.1 pts	5.3%	−2.9 pts
Drove alone to work	78.6%±2.1 pts	71.4%	–
Carpooled	9.9%±1.8 pts	10.0%	–
Public transportation	0.1%±0.2 pts	0.9%	–
Walked	1.6%±0.7 pts	1.5%	–
Worked from home	9.1%±1.3 pts	14.4%	+5.1 pts
Mean travel time to work	27.1 min±1.7	26.7 min	no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What are Navarro County's census tracts?

Navarro County is divided into 12 census tracts. Among those with a reliable estimate, median household income runs from $48,613 (Tract 9705) to $86,510 (Tract 9704).

Census tracts of Navarro County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; sort by any column

Tract 970148349970100	Rice (27%)	4,771	4,388±588	$76,688	$115,900	$1,190	15.4%
Tract 970248349970200	Corsicana (68%)	6,468	5,755±800	$79,056	$211,100	$1,207	4.5%
Tract 9703.0148349970301	Corsicana (51%)	3,876	3,874±746	$54,841	$235,900	$1,100	9.0%
Tract 9703.0248349970302	Corsicana (60%)	5,005	5,612±519	$54,673	$105,100	$1,049	16.5%
Tract 970448349970400	Frost (17%)	4,671	5,442±781	$86,510	$162,300	$1,171	15.8%
Tract 970548349970500	Corsicana	4,388	4,328±590	$48,613	$204,900	$999	21.0%
Tract 970648349970600	Kerens (30%)	3,506	3,674±483	$64,474	$167,100	$910	18.4%
Tract 9707.0148349970701	Corsicana (30%)	6,376	6,511±737	$64,167	$223,100	$530	24.8%
Tract 970848349970800	Corsicana	1,777	1,830±490	$74,821	$215,400	$1,015	16.2%
Tract 9709.0148349970901	Corsicana (29%)	4,294	5,078±612	$62,557	$185,700	$1,143	16.6%
Tract 9709.0248349970902	Corsicana (98%)	3,931	4,300±753	$57,911	$157,600	$1,316	30.4%
Tract 971048349971000	Dawson (15%)	3,561	3,919±650	$53,849	$163,500	$773	16.2%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Navarro County compare with Texas's other counties?

Navarro County's rank among Texas's counties with a reliable estimate (1 = highest)
Measure	Rank
Population	62nd of 253
Growth 2020-2025	49th of 254
Residents per square mile	74th of 254
Median household income	139th of 253
Median home value	117th of 247
Median gross rent	66th of 245
Poverty rate	70th of 240
Bachelor's degree or higher	158th of 252
Median age	176th of 254

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Source: PlainCities ranks from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

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Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Navarro County are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.