How many people live in Matagorda County, TX?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 36,400 people living in Matagorda County, TX. That makes Matagorda County the 87th-most populous county in Texas. It is home to 0.11% of people living in the state.
36.4K
population of Matagorda County, TX (2024)
0.11%
County share of the Texas population (2024)
About 36,400 people lived in Matagorda County, TX in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Matagorda County, TX’s age demographics?
About 7,000 Matagorda County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 19.1% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 14% of Texas’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 9,400 Matagorda County, TX residents, or 25.9% 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 higher share of Matagorda County, TX's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Matagorda County, TX’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Hispanic residents make up 44.5% of the Matagorda County, TX population, higher than the national share of 20%.
In contrast, Matagorda County’s non-Hispanic white population accounts for 41.9%, below the 57.5% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 1.9% 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.
Matagorda County, TX has a higher share of a Hispanic population than Texas as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Matagorda County, TX is Bay City with about 17,500 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Matagorda County, TX ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bay City | 17,471 |
| 2. | Palacios | 4,373 |
| 3. | Balance of Matagorda County | 14,547 |
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