Cooke County, Texas - Wikipedia

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1850	220	—
1860	3,760	1,609.1%
1870	5,315	41.4%
1880	20,391	283.7%
1890	24,696	21.1%
1900	27,494	11.3%
1910	26,603	−3.2%
1920	25,667	−3.5%
1930	24,136	−6.0%
1940	24,909	3.2%
1950	22,146	−11.1%
1960	22,560	1.9%
1970	23,471	4.0%
1980	27,656	17.8%
1990	30,777	11.3%
2000	36,363	18.1%
2010	38,437	5.7%
2020	41,668	8.4%
2024 (est.)	44,258	[5]	6.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]1850–2010[7] 2010[8] 2020[9]

Racial and ethnic composition

edit Cooke County, Texas – Racial and ethnic compositionNote: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000[10]	Pop 2010[8]	Pop 2020[9]	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	30,826	30,255	29,404	84.77%	78.71%	70.57%
Black or African American alone (NH)	1,087	1,018	1,181	2.99%	2.65%	2.83%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	304	303	360	0.84%	0.79%	0.86%
Asian alone (NH)	121	278	307	0.33%	0.72%	0.74%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	1	19	13	0.00%	0.05%	0.03%
Other race alone (NH)	22	35	125	0.06%	0.09%	0.30%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	375	532	1,759	1.03%	1.38%	4.22%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,627	5,997	8,519	9.97%	15.60%	20.44%
Total	36,363	38,437	41,668	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

2020 census

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As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 41,668. The median age was 40.1 years. 24.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.3 males age 18 and over.[11][12]

The racial makeup of the county was 75.9% White, 3.0% Black or African American, 1.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 7.6% from some other race, and 11.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 20.4% of the population.[12]

39.7% of residents lived in urban areas, while 60.3% lived in rural areas.[13]

There were 15,738 households in the county, of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 53.3% were married-couple households, 16.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[11]

There were 17,716 housing units, of which 11.2% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 69.8% were owner-occupied and 30.2% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.2%.[11]

While 2015 estimates place the median household income for Cooke County at $53,552, past estimates showed the median household income to be $37,649, with the median family income being $44,869. Males had a median income of $32,429 and females $22,065. The per capita income was $17,889. About 10.90% of families and 14.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.80% of those under age 18 and 10.70% of those age 65 or over. Median house values in 2015 were $118,254.