Population 12,203 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Navasota
Household size in Navasota
| Period | Navasota | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.79 | 2.87 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.57 | 2.93 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.89 | 2.95 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.98 | 2.83 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.19 | −0.05 | −0.03 |
Navasota is a place of big households: 2.98 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has climbed from 2.79 in 2006–10, even as the national average fell.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Navasota
| Period | Navasota | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 36.7 | 34.7 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 37.7 | 35.4 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 38.0 | 36.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 37.1 | 36.7 | 40.1 |
| Change | +0.4 | +2.0 | +2.3 |
The median resident of Navasota is 37.1 years old, a few years younger than the national median of 40.1. The median age has crept up from 36.7 in 2006–10, a smaller shift than nationally. Residents skew youngest in the north and oldest in the east.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Navasota
| Period | Navasota | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 18.4% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 16.8% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 17.9% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 9.4% | 12.9% | 11.6% |
| Change | −9.0 pts | −0.8 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are less common in Navasota than nationally: 9.4%, against 11.6%. The single-parent share is down 9.0 points from 2006–10, a much bigger shift than nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Navasota
Renters in Navasota
| Period | Navasota | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 38.5% | 35.2% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 37.3% | 37.3% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 32.6% | 38.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 29.7% | 37.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | −8.8 pts | +2.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
About three in ten households in Navasota rent their homes (29.7%), a little below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. Among homeowners, 57.7% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%. Rentals cluster in the center; owners are most common in the northeast. The renter share is down 8.8 points from 2006–10, even as the national share rose.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Navasota
| Period | Navasota | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 19.2% | 11.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 9.6% | 10.9% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 15.3% | 10.9% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 13.3% | 9.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | −5.9 pts | −2.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy runs high in Navasota: 13.3% of homes are empty, against 9.6% nationally. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones. Vacancy has fallen 5.9 points since 2006–10, a much bigger shift than nationally.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Navasota
| Period | Navasota | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1978 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1982 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1984 | 1987 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1990 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Change | +12 | +8 | +6 |
Navasota has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 1990, versus 1980 nationally. The median year built has moved up from 1978 in 2006–10, a sign of steady new building. The newest homes are mostly in the southeast, the oldest in the center.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Navasota
| Period | Navasota | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $618 | $921 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $606 | $1,005 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $751 | $1,178 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $932 | $1,560 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$313 | +$639 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Navasota costs $932 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rents are up $313 a month from 2006–10, a 51% rise, a slower climb than the nation's. The typical renter here spends 27.5% of household income on rent, just under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally. The priciest rents are in the northeast; the most affordable are in the center.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Navasota
Bachelor's degrees in Navasota
| Period | Navasota | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.3% | 27.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 11.7% | 27.9% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 15.0% | 30.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 22.1% | 34.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | +6.8 pts | +7.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Navasota have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 22.1%, against 35.6% nationally. The share with a degree is up 6.8 points from 2006–10, as it has nationally. College graduates are most concentrated in the northeast and least in the west.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Navasota
| Period | Navasota | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 66.6% | 80.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 73.8% | 82.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 76.2% | 83.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 76.6% | 85.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +10.1 pts | +5.1 pts | +4.3 pts |
Nearly a quarter of adults in Navasota never finished high school, well above the national share: only 76.6% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally. The share with a diploma is up 10.1 points from 2006–10, in line with the national trend. Navasota has a lower share of high school graduates than at least four in five Texas cities.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Navasota
| Period | Navasota | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.3% | 7.0% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 5.0% | 7.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 6.8% | 5.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.2% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Change | −0.1 pts | −1.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been a little harder to find in Navasota than nationally: unemployment was 6.2%, against 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Navasota compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navasota | 2.98 | 37.1 | 9.4% | 29.7% | 13.3% | 1990 | $932 | 22.1% | 76.6% | 6.2% |
| Erwin | 2.78 | 39.1 | 12.4% | 9.2% | 8.0% | 2007 | $1,175 | 36.7% | 93.0% | 1.0% |
| Courtney | 2.12 | 44.2 | 9.1% | 20.6% | 23.5% | 1991 | $1,069 | 12.2% | 80.2% | 2.1% |
| Whitehall | 2.61 | 48.2 | 7.2% | 4.6% | 19.9% | 2001 | $1,128 | 20.8% | 82.8% | 9.0% |
| Yarboro | 1.95 | 51.1 | 15.2% | 11.3% | 18.6% | 2002 | $1,550 | 9.5% | 69.7% | 3.6% |
| Washington | 2.42 | 46.4 | 8.3% | 12.8% | 9.6% | 1995 | $1,196 | 30.0% | 92.9% | 0.5% |
| Stoneham | 2.57 | 41.0 | 7.5% | 12.8% | 22.2% | 2007 | $1,323 | 24.3% | 85.7% | 2.3% |
| Apolonia | 2.67 | 38.2 | 6.6% | 15.8% | 25.3% | 2006 | $1,204 | 28.2% | 91.2% | 3.3% |
| William Penn | 2.06 | 44.6 | 5.8% | 8.4% | 8.5% | 1991 | $997 | 22.6% | 97.0% | 2.1% |
| Millican | 3.07 | 33.4 | 1.8% | 17.1% | 4.0% | 2010 | $1,477 | 59.2% | 93.8% | 0.7% |
| Plantersville | 2.61 | 42.4 | 9.3% | 17.4% | 8.0% | 2006 | $1,317 | 19.3% | 80.3% | 7.8% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Navasota. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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