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  • FIPS 48469
  • Largest town: Victoria

Victoria County, Texas

Victoria County had 91,949 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 882.1 square miles of land. It ranks 45th of 254 in Texas by population and 167th by land area.

Population
91,949
#45 of 254 in Texas · #662 in US
Area
882.1 sq mi
#167 of 254 in Texas · #905 in US
Density
104 / sq mi
#46 of 254 in Texas · #874 in US
Median household income
$69,442
#66 of 254 in Texas · #1,043 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Victoria County within Texas. Pin: Austin.

Victoria County population, land area and income

Victoria County had 91,949 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 882.1 square miles of land. It ranks 45th of 254 in Texas by population and 167th by land area. That works out to 104.2 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Texas has 19,267 residents, so Victoria County is 4.8 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $69,442 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

91,949

3144th1st

662nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

882 sq mi

3144th1st

905th of 3,144 (US)

Density

104.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

874th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$69,442

3143rd1st

1043rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Texas (254)

Population

91,949

254th1st

45th of 254 (TX)

Land area

882 sq mi

254th1st

167th of 254 (TX)

Density

104.2 / sq mi

254th1st

46th of 254 (TX)

Median household income

$69,442

254th1st

66th of 254 (TX)

How Victoria County's population changed since 2020

Victoria County gained 634 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.7%. That ranks 157th of 254 in Texas for growth. The median Texas county changed by +2.1%, and the state as a whole by +7.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Victoria County recorded 5,244 births and 4,546 deaths, a natural change of +698. Net international migration added +354 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -415. The largest single component was natural change, which added 698 people.

91.3k202090.9k202191.1k202291.8k202391.9k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
5,244
Deaths
4,546
Net international migration
+354
Net domestic migration
-415
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+193

Where Victoria County is

The Census internal point of Victoria County is at 28.796400, -96.971200. It sits in UTM zone 14N. The map shades Texas's 254 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Victoria County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Cass County: +0.6%Jackson County: +1.9%Lipscomb County: -5.2%Hall County: +1.0%Hemphill County: -6.9%Kent County: -7.4%Dallam County: +5.4%Bandera County: +8.7%Culberson County: +3.1%Howard County: -11.4%Lavaca County: +1.2%Zavala County: -4.7%Taylor County: +3.7%Ellis County: +19.6%McLennan County: +3.5%Parker County: +20.2%Kinney County: +2.1%Uvalde County: +2.3%Haskell County: -0.0%Coke County: +2.3%Dickens County: -2.0%Colorado County: +4.0%Hansford County: -4.7%Collingsworth County: -1.2%Comanche County: +5.4%Crosby County: -1.3%Andrews County: +1.6%Atascosa County: +7.1%Brooks County: -5.0%Burnet County: +12.6%La Salle County: +0.4%Terry County: -1.6%Throckmorton County: +5.6%Yoakum County: -1.2%Hockley County: +0.0%Rockwall County: +25.5%Schleicher County: -5.8%Swisher County: -1.0%Motley County: -4.6%Hale County: -1.6%King County: -19.5%Hays County: +19.7%Irion County: +0.9%Bastrop County: +17.2%Blanco County: +16.6%Kimble County: +2.5%Dawson County: -5.7%Loving County: -28.4%Scurry County: -4.2%Sterling County: +0.2%Garza County: -20.1%Shackelford County: +1.9%Stonewall County: -0.8%Titus County: +0.8%Hopkins County: +5.3%Callahan County: +6.3%Childress County: +0.3%Lubbock County: +5.1%Dimmit County: -4.7%Donley County: -2.7%Baylor County: +2.1%Johnson County: +16.4%Glasscock County: +3.2%Sutton County: -2.6%Runnels County: -1.7%Ector County: +2.7%Kaufman County: +34.4%Jack County: +10.7%Mitchell County: -0.5%Falls County: +4.7%Castro County: +0.6%Palo Pinto County: +6.3%Limestone County: +1.9%Kerr County: +2.3%Franklin County: +5.2%Roberts County: +1.7%Young County: +2.2%Erath County: +4.2%Cochran County: +0.7%Hutchinson County: -4.2%Floyd County: -6.2%Mason County: +0.5%Parmer County: -1.9%Eastland County: +2.8%McMullen County: -5.4%Randall County: +6.5%Armstrong County: -2.3%Hamilton County: +4.8%Hartley County: -6.4%Nolan County: -3.7%Lynn County: +6.2%Menard County: -2.5%Karnes County: +2.2%Cottle County: -7.4%Winkler County: -4.8%Jeff Davis County: -10.4%Stephens County: +4.2%Bell County: +7.3%Borden County: -13.2%Madison County: +3.1%Fisher County: -0.3%Camp County: +5.9%Gillespie County: +5.2%Liberty County: +24.4%Upton County: -5.3%Waller County: +13.7%Fort Bend County: +15.6%Montgomery County: +19.9%Crockett County: -9.5%Sherman County: -0.7%Rusk County: +2.2%Wichita County: +0.3%Moore County: +2.8%Pecos County: -3.1%Webb County: +2.0%Kleberg County: -1.8%Fayette County: +4.0%Aransas County: +6.9%Presidio County: -6.9%Archer County: +7.0%Cherokee County: +5.2%Galveston County: +4.5%Comal County: +23.2%Concho County: +0.3%Jim Hogg County: -5.4%DeWitt County: +2.1%Brewster County: -0.6%Tarrant County: +5.4%Caldwell County: +14.1%Hardin County: +4.1%Fannin County: +7.4%Guadalupe County: +12.4%Clay County: +4.6%Coryell County: +3.9%Medina County: +8.9%Potter County: -3.1%Brown County: +1.5%Marion County: -1.7%Denton County: +14.3%Bee County: +0.6%Wise County: +17.9%Leon County: +5.8%Zapata County: -0.4%Coleman County: +4.0%Reagan County: -8.3%Mills County: +2.5%Reeves County: -19.0%Live Oak County: +5.5%Gaines County: +5.5%Oldham County: +3.4%Trinity County: +6.2%Williamson County: +18.2%San Saba County: -3.8%Wilson County: +10.7%Van Zandt County: +9.3%Lamar County: +2.2%Willacy County: -0.6%Brazos County: +6.4%Llano County: +8.7%Refugio County: -0.0%Martin County: -1.6%Midland County: +7.5%Wilbarger County: -3.0%Briscoe County: +5.1%Gonzales County: +1.8%Kenedy County: -5.7%Cameron County: +2.4%Gregg County: +1.9%Hidalgo County: +4.8%Hunt County: +18.4%Jefferson County: -0.9%Delta County: +8.1%Harris County: +5.8%Carson County: +0.5%Hill County: +7.8%Shelby County: +0.6%Hood County: +11.4%Grayson County: +10.6%Walker County: +9.4%McCulloch County: -1.8%Orange County: +1.6%Lee County: +5.4%Houston County: +0.6%San Jacinto County: +6.5%Robertson County: +5.3%Real County: +0.8%Red River County: +1.2%Sabine County: +1.7%Starr County: +1.1%Lamb County: -2.5%Goliad County: +2.8%El Paso County: +1.0%Wharton County: +1.1%Wheeler County: -3.1%Bexar County: +5.6%Lampasas County: +8.5%Calhoun County: -0.6%Maverick County: +1.7%Henderson County: +6.1%Freestone County: +6.2%Hardeman County: -4.0%Tom Green County: -0.1%Tyler County: +3.7%Chambers County: +19.5%Morris County: +1.8%Burleson County: +14.1%Newton County: -2.1%Upshur County: +7.3%Deaf Smith County: -0.2%Edwards County: -2.6%Bosque County: +4.2%Bowie County: -1.0%Matagorda County: +0.3%Terrell County: -4.3%Knox County: -2.9%Milam County: +5.6%Bailey County: +2.4%Nueces County: -0.1%Victoria County: +0.7%Dallas County: +1.7%Jones County: +5.9%Angelina County: +1.8%Washington County: +5.6%Gray County: -1.4%Grimes County: +13.6%Ochiltree County: -2.4%San Patricio County: +3.8%Val Verde County: +0.8%Foard County: -3.4%Frio County: +6.0%Kendall County: +16.3%Somervell County: +9.7%Panola County: +2.3%Nacogdoches County: +1.7%Ward County: -5.5%Wood County: +8.2%Montague County: +9.2%Duval County: -2.3%Navarro County: +6.9%Anderson County: +2.7%Jim Wells County: -0.0%Cooke County: +6.0%Rains County: +9.3%Austin County: +8.0%Brazoria County: +10.6%Polk County: +7.4%Travis County: +5.2%Collin County: +16.6%San Augustine County: -2.0%Harrison County: +3.7%Smith County: +6.4%Hudspeth County: +13.0%Crane County: -1.7%Jasper County: -0.0%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -2.0%
  2. < +0.8%
  3. < +3.7%
  4. < +6.9%
  5. ≥ +6.9%
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Orange pin: Victoria County internal point. Dark pin: Austin.

Internal point

Decimal
28.796400, -96.971200
DMS
28°47'47.04"N 96°58'16.32"W
UTM
14N 698013.3E 3187118.0N
Geohash
9v55c65xp
Plus code
76W5Q2WH+HG

Towns in Victoria County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Victoria County, 66,020 people together, or 72% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Victoria County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Victoria with 66,020.

  1. 01Victoria66,020
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Victoria County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Victoria County. The most populous is Lavaca County, TX, with 20,605 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Austin and the nearest big city

Austin is 112.1 miles NNW of Victoria County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Corpus Christi, TX (population 317,317), 73.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Victoria, TX (population 66,020), 2.4 miles away.

Victoria County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Victoria County is 48469: state code 48 for Texas plus county code 469. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $69,442.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Victoria County, Texas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 91,949. That is up 634 people (0.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 91,315.

What is the FIPS code of Victoria County?

48469. The first two digits (48) are Texas; the last three (469) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Victoria County?

Victoria, with 66,020 residents inside Victoria County in 2024.

Which counties border Victoria County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lavaca County, TX; DeWitt County, TX; Calhoun County, TX; Jackson County, TX; Goliad County, TX; Refugio County, TX.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.