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Matagorda County

County in Texas. 36,329 residents. 2,831 km² of land (1,093 sq mi).

Rents

Median gross rent

$999USD per month, ± $55

Texas $1,403, U.S. $1,413

2020–2024.

Gross rent is the contract rent plus utilities. It covers all renter households, sitting tenants included, so it lags the rents asked for new leases. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $3,500 are published only as "$3,500+" and medians below $100 as "$100-". Medians by number of bedrooms rest on fewer households, so they are missing more often and less precise.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

By number of bedrooms

Home sizeMedian rent, USD per month
Studio (no bedroom)$997 ± $245
1 bedroom$858 ± $84
2 bedrooms$1,000 ± $66
3 bedrooms$1,294 ± $190
4 bedrooms$1,713 ± $1,282
5 or more bedroomsnot available

2020–2024. Gross rent is the contract rent plus utilities. It covers all renter households, sitting tenants included, so it lags the rents asked for new leases. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $3,500 are published only as "$3,500+" and medians below $100 as "$100-". Medians by number of bedrooms rest on fewer households, so they are missing more often and less precise.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Home prices

Median home value

$172,900USD, ± $18,533

Texas $283,800, U.S. $332,700

2020–2024.

The value is each owner's own estimate of what the home would sell for, not a sale price. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $2,000,000 are published only as "$2,000,000+" and medians below $10,000 as "$10,000-".

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Work and pay

Average wage

$33.18$1,327$5,750USD per hour, at 40 hours a weekUSD per weekUSD per month

Texas $36.25$1,450$6,283, U.S. $36.35$1,454$6,301

2014: $23.28$931$4,0342024: $33.18$1,327$5,750

2024.

Hourly figure calculated by Marsadata: the weekly wage divided by 40 hours. The source does not report hours worked and counts part-time jobs, so actual hourly pay is higher where part-time work is common.

Monthly figure calculated by Marsadata: the weekly wage times 52, divided by 12.

Covers jobs at employers subject to unemployment insurance, more than 95% of U.S. jobs; the self-employed are not included. Wages include bonuses. It is an average per job, full-time and part-time alike, not per worker. Figures are withheld where they could reveal an individual employer. Recent figures are revised by the publisher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

Employment

11,209jobs

2014: 10,3422024: 11,209

2024.

Counts jobs at employers subject to unemployment insurance, more than 95% of U.S. jobs; the self-employed are not included. A person with two jobs is counted twice. Figures are withheld where they could reveal an individual employer.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

By industry sector

SectorWage, private sector, USD per hour, at 40 hours a weekUSD per weekUSD per monthJobs, private sectorEstablishments
Manufacturing$49.18$1,967$8,5241,52330
Retail trade$15.20$608$2,6351,337131
Accommodation and food services$10.50$420$1,8201,14695
Health care and social assistance$24.83$993$4,30391785
Construction$39.00$1,560$6,76051934
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting$23.13$925$4,00846614
Administrative and support and waste management services$39.00$1,560$6,76034125
Other services (except public administration)$23.80$952$4,12523497
Professional, scientific, and technical services$25.73$1,029$4,45922036
Finance and insurance$25.83$1,033$4,47617346
Wholesale trade$33.73$1,349$5,84616226
Real estate and rental and leasing$29.65$1,186$5,13915827
Information$13.63$545$2,36212011
Arts, entertainment, and recreation$9.03$361$1,5648011
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction$30.53$1,221$5,291466
Transportation and warehousingwithheldwithheld21
Management of companies and enterprises$24.83$993$4,303123
Educational services$14.15$566$2,4538not published
Utilitieswithheldwithheld7

Periods: 2024, 2023. “Withheld” marks cells the publisher suppresses to protect individual employers.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Businesses

Business establishments

707establishments

2023.

Employer establishments only: the self-employed are not counted. Excludes crop and animal production, rail transportation, the postal service, public administration and most government. The source publishes no turnover.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Business establishments per 1,000 residents

19.5per 1,000 residents

Texas 22.2, U.S. 25.0

2023.

The two inputs cover different periods (2023 and 2020–2024). Establishments are counted where they operate and residents where they live, so employment centres score high. The self-employed and most government are not counted.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. Calculated by Marsadata from County Business Patterns 2023 total establishments divided by the ACS 5-year 2020–2024 population estimate, times 1,000. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Energy

Residential electricity price

Published for states only. See Texas

Residential natural gas price

Published for states only. See Texas

People

Population

36,329people

2020–2024.

Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. It is a survey estimate, not a census count. The national figure covers the 50 states and the District of Columbia; Puerto Rico is published separately.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Population density

12.8people per km²

Texas 44.6, U.S. 36.6

2020–2024.

Land area excludes water. The national figure uses the land area of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, matching the population estimate.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Calculated by Marsadata from the ACS 5-year population estimate (table B01003) divided by the land area in the Census Bureau's 2025 cartographic boundary files. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Languages

People speaking a language other than English at home

27.2%% of people aged 5 and over

Texas 35.1%, U.S. 22.3%

2020–2024.

Says nothing about English ability: many of these people also speak English very well. Based on a sample survey with large margins of error for census tracts; no margin of error is given for the share.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Calculated by Marsadata from ACS table C16001: population aged 5 and over minus people who speak only English at home, divided by the population aged 5 and over, times 100. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Languages spoken at home

Language groupSharePeople
English only72.8%24,618 ± 756
Spanish24.9%8,417 ± 673
Vietnamese0.8%261 ± 223
Other Indo-European languages0.7%246 ± 203
German or other West Germanic languages0.4%140 ± 116
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.2%62 ± 72
Other Asian and Pacific Island languages0.1%25 ± 40
Other and unspecified languages0.1%23 ± 29
Russian, Polish or other Slavic languages0.1%22 ± 31
French, Haitian or Cajun0.1%18 ± 28

2020–2024. Of 33,832 residents aged five and over. Shares are calculated by Marsadata from the published counts.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.