How many people live in Palo Pinto County, TX?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 30,200 people living in Palo Pinto County, TX. That makes Palo Pinto County the 96th-most populous county in Texas. It is home to 0.1% of people living in the state.
30.2K
population of Palo Pinto County, TX (2024)
0.1%
County share of the Texas population (2024)
About 30,200 people lived in Palo Pinto County, TX in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Palo Pinto County, TX’s age demographics?
About 6,300 Palo Pinto County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 20.8% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 14% of Texas’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 6,900 Palo Pinto 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 Palo Pinto County, TX's population is aged 25–44 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Palo Pinto County, TX’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 73.2% of the Palo Pinto County, TX population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Palo Pinto County, TX also has a larger share of people identifying as Hispanic (21.4%) than the US overall (20%).
In contrast, Palo Pinto County’s non-Hispanic Black or African American population accounts for 2.4%, below the 12.6% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 1% 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.
Palo Pinto 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 Palo Pinto County, TX is Mineral Wells with about 15,500 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Palo Pinto County, TX ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mineral Wells (pt.) | 15,508 |
| 2. | Graford | 729 |
| 3. | Strawn | 571 |
| 4. | Gordon | 495 |
| 5. | Mingus | 242 |
| 6. | Balance of Palo Pinto County | 12,686 |
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