Editing Mills County, Texas (section)

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
| 1890 = 5493
| 1900 = 7851
| 1910 = 9694
| 1920 = 9019
| 1930 = 8293
| 1940 = 7951
| 1950 = 5999
| 1960 = 4467
| 1970 = 4212
| 1980 = 4477
| 1990 = 4531
| 2000 = 5151
| 2010 = 4936
| 2020 = 4456
| estyear = 2021
| estimate = 4480
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| title = &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;County Population History&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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| footnote = 1850–2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130319111841/http://www.texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-date=2013-03-19 |url-status=live|title=Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010|publisher=Texas Almanac|access-date= November 14, 2022}}</ref> 
2020<ref name="USCensusQuickFacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/dashboard/millscountytexas,US/PST045221|title=US Census QuickFacts|publisher=[[Census.gov]]|access-date= November 14, 2022}}</ref> 2021<ref name=USCensusQuickFacts/>
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|+Mills&nbsp;County&nbsp;Demographics&nbsp;-&nbsp;2020&nbsp;US&nbsp;Census<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 14, 2022 |title=United States Census QuickFacts, Mills County, Texas |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/dashboard/millscountytexas/PST045221 |access-date=November 14, 2022}}</ref>
|'''Population'''
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| Population Estimates, July 1, 2021, (V2021) || 4,480*
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| Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2021) || 4,456
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| Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2021, (V2021) || 0.5%*
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| Population, Census, April 1, 2020 || 4,456
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| Population, Census, April 1, 2010 || 4,936
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|'''Age and Sex'''
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| Persons under 5 years, percent || 4.1%
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| Persons under 18 years, percent || 21.0%
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| Persons 65 years and over, percent || 27.6%
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| Female persons, percent || 48.8%
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|'''Race and Hispanic Origin'''
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| White alone, percent || 94.9%
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| Black or African American alone, percent || 1.5%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent || 1.2%
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| Asian alone, percent || 0.6%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent || 0.1%
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| Two or More Races, percent || 1.7%
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| Hispanic or Latino, percent || 19.5%
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| White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent || 77.2%
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|'''Population Characteristics'''
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| Veterans, 2016-2020 || 345
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| Foreign born persons, percent, 2016-2020 || 6.9%
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|'''Housing'''
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| Housing units, July 1, 2021, (V2021) || 2,532
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| Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2016-2020 || 88.2%
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| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2016-2020 || $141,700.00
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| Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2016-2020 || $908.00
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| Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2016-2020 || $438.00
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| Median gross rent, 2016-2020 || $649.00
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| Building permits, 2021 || NA
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|'''Families and Living Arrangements'''
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| Households, 2016-2020 || 1,752
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| Persons per household, 2016-2020 || 2.69
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| Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2016-2020 || 89.4%
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| Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2016-2020 || 15.6%
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|'''Computer and Internet Use'''
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| Households with a computer, percent, 2016-2020 || 85.3%
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| Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2016-2020 || 76.5%
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|'''Education'''
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| High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2016-2020 || 82.8%
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| Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2016-2020 || 21.1%
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|'''Health'''
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| With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2016-2020 || 11.3%
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| Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent || 26.3%
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|'''Economy'''
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| In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2016-2020 || 52.3%
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| In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2016-2020 || 48.2%
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| Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000) || 3,639
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| Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000) || 9,035
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| Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000) || 2,320
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| Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000) || 62,223
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| Total retail sales per capita, 2017 || $12,639.00
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|'''Transportation'''
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| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2016-2020 || 17.4
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|'''Income and Poverty'''
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| Median household income (in 2020 dollars), 2016-2020 || $50,198.00
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| Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2020 dollars), 2016-2020 || $27,619.00
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| Persons in poverty, percent || 14.4%
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|'''Business'''
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| Total employer establishments, 2020 || 110
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| Total employment, 2020 || 942
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| Total annual payroll, 2020 ($1,000) || 35,790
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| Total employment, percent change, 2019-2020 || 13.1%
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| Total nonemployer establishments, 2019 || 549
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| All employer firms, Reference year 2017 || 91
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|'''Geography'''
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| Population per square mile, 2020 || 6.0
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| Population per square mile, 2010 || 6.6
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| Land area in square miles, 2020 || 748.23
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| Land area in square miles, 2010 || 748.26
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|<small>* = Estimates are not comparable to other geographic levels due to methodology differences that may exist between different data sources.</small>
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|<small>a = Includes persons reporting only one race</small>
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|<small>b = Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories</small>
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A 2022 report showed that home values in Mills County increased at a record rate compared to other counties in the state, rising by 98.7% since November 2017. An average home ballooned from $179,000 to over $355,000.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-30 |title=Home prices jumped 13% in Texas this year; Many counties saw much higher increases |url=https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/home-prices-jumped-13-in-texas-this-year-many-counties-saw-much-higher-increases/ |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=KXAN Austin |language=en-US}}</ref>

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|+'''Mills County, Texas – Historical racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Bruni CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US48333&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Mills County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48333&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Mills County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48333&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
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|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|4,367
|4,024
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,498
|84.78%
|81.52%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |78.50%
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|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|61
|26
|style='background: #ffffe6; |25
|1.18%
|0.53%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.56%
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|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|13
|15
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10
|0.25%
|0.30%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.22%
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|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|4
|10
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.08%
|0.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.09%
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|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
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|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other Race]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.13%
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|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|35
|42
|style='background: #ffffe6; |185
|0.68%
|0.85%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.15%
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|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|671
|818
|style='background: #ffffe6; |728
|13.03%
|16.57%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16.34%
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|'''Total'''
|'''5,151'''
|'''4,936'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''4,456'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
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