Bangs, Texas

Bangs is a city located in Brown County in west-central Texas, United States. The population was 1,540 in the 2020 census.

U.S. Routes 67 and 84 run concurrently through the city, leading east 9 miles (14 km) to Brownwood, the county seat, and west 11 miles (18 km) to Santa Anna in Coleman County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km²), all land.

As of the 2020 census, there were 1,540 people and 365 families residing in the city.

The median age was 41.9 years. 25.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.7% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.5 males age 18 and over.

0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 610 households in Bangs, of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 46.2% were married-couple households, 16.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 32.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 712 housing units, of which 14.3% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 69.0% were owner-occupied and 31.0% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.1%.