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Rains County, Texas
Rains County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 12,164. Its seat is Emory. The county (and county seat) are named for Emory Rains, a Texas state legislator.
In 1970, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark Number 10860 was placed in the county courthouse lawn.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 259 square miles (670 km2), of which 29 square miles (75 km2) (11%) are covered by water; two of Texas' most popular lakes are partially located in the county: Lake Tawakoni on the west and Lake Fork Reservoir on the east. It is the fourth-smallest county in Texas by land area and fifth smallest by total area.
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 12,164 and a median age of 47.6 years. 20.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 24.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 100.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.1 males age 18 and over.
The racial makeup of the county was 85.4% White, 2.2% Black or African American, 0.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 4.2% from some other race, and 6.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 9.1% of the population.
<0.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 4,911 households in the county, of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 54.7% were married-couple households, 18.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 21.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 5,816 housing units, of which 15.6% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 80.5% were owner-occupied and 19.5% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 10.6%.
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Rains County, Texas
Rains County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 12,164. Its seat is Emory. The county (and county seat) are named for Emory Rains, a Texas state legislator.
In 1970, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark Number 10860 was placed in the county courthouse lawn.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 259 square miles (670 km2), of which 29 square miles (75 km2) (11%) are covered by water; two of Texas' most popular lakes are partially located in the county: Lake Tawakoni on the west and Lake Fork Reservoir on the east. It is the fourth-smallest county in Texas by land area and fifth smallest by total area.
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 12,164 and a median age of 47.6 years. 20.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 24.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 100.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.1 males age 18 and over.
The racial makeup of the county was 85.4% White, 2.2% Black or African American, 0.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 4.2% from some other race, and 6.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 9.1% of the population.
<0.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 4,911 households in the county, of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 54.7% were married-couple households, 18.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 21.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 5,816 housing units, of which 15.6% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 80.5% were owner-occupied and 19.5% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 10.6%.