How many people live in Cooke County, TX?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 44,300 people living in Cooke County, TX. That makes Cooke County the 78th-most populous county in Texas. It is home to 0.14% of people living in the state.
44.3K
population of Cooke County, TX (2024)
0.14%
County share of the Texas population (2024)
About 44,300 people lived in Cooke County, TX in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Cooke County, TX’s age demographics?
About 8,900 Cooke County, TX residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 20% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 14% of Texas’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 10,100 Cooke County residents, or 22.9% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 24.6% of Texas’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A lower share of Cooke County, TX's population is aged 25–44 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Cooke County, TX’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 71.6% of the Cooke County, TX population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Cooke County, TX also has a larger share of people identifying as Hispanic (21.7%) than the US overall (20%).
In contrast, Cooke County’s non-Hispanic Black or African American population accounts for 3.1%, below the 12.6% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 0.94% of the county, compared with 6.5% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Cooke County, TX has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Texas as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Cooke County, TX is Gainesville with about 18,300 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Cooke County, TX ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gainesville | 18,295 |
| 2. | Muenster | 1,725 |
| 3. | Lindsay | 1,264 |
| 4. | Valley View | 891 |
| 5. | Road Runner | 856 |
| 6. | Callisburg | 356 |
| 7. | Oak Ridge | 296 |
| 8. | Pilot Point (pt.) | |
| 9. | Sanger (pt.) | |
| 10. | Balance of Cooke County | 20,575 |
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