Mason County Demographics

A map of Mason County's Population by Race

Mason County, Texas had a population of 3,953 in 2020. It was 74.6% White, 0.1% Black, 0.1% Asian, 22.3% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American/Other, and 2.5% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Mason County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Mason County is the 208th most populous county of the 254 counties in Texas.

Mason County's White Population

2,948 residents of Mason County identify as White, or 74.6%. This makes the White share of the population of Mason County considerably larger than the White share of the population of Texas (39.7% White). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Mason County is ranked #48 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Mason County is more White than neighboring Gillespie County (74.4% White), McCulloch County (64.3% White), Kimble County (73.2% White), and San Saba County (64.4% White). Mason County is less White than neighboring Llano County (82.5% White).

Mason County's Black Population

4 residents of Mason County identify as Black, or 0.1%. This makes the Black share of the population of Mason County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Texas (11.8% Black). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Mason County is ranked #247 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Mason County is less Black than neighboring Gillespie County (0.3% Black), McCulloch County (1.2% Black), Llano County (0.5% Black), Kimble County (0.2% Black), and San Saba County (1.8% Black).

Mason County's Asian Population

2 residents of Mason County identify as Asian, or 0.1%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Mason County slightly less than the Asian share of the population of Texas (5.4% Asian). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Mason County is ranked #240 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Mason County is less Asian than neighboring Gillespie County (0.5% Asian), McCulloch County (0.5% Asian), Llano County (0.6% Asian), Kimble County (0.8% Asian), and San Saba County (0.3% Asian).

Mason County's Hispanic Population

883 residents of Mason County identify as Hispanic, or 22.3%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Mason County less than the Hispanic share of the population of Texas (39.3% Hispanic). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Mason County is ranked #164 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Mason County is more Hispanic than neighboring Gillespie County (21.6% Hispanic), and Llano County (11.8% Hispanic). Mason County is less Hispanic than neighboring McCulloch County (31% Hispanic), Kimble County (23% Hispanic), and San Saba County (30.5% Hispanic).

Mason County's Native American/Other Population

16 residents of Mason County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.4%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Mason County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Texas (0.8% Native American/Other). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Mason County is ranked #214 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Mason County is more Native American/Other than neighboring McCulloch County (0.2% Native American/Other). Mason County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Gillespie County (0.6% Native American/Other), Llano County (0.8% Native American/Other), Kimble County (0.6% Native American/Other), and San Saba County (0.7% Native American/Other).

Mason County's Multiracial Population

100 residents of Mason County identify as Multiracial, or 2.5%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Mason County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Texas (3% Multiracial). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Mason County is ranked #157 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Mason County is more Multiracial than neighboring Kimble County (2.3% Multiracial), and San Saba County (2.3% Multiracial). Mason County is less Multiracial than neighboring Gillespie County (2.6% Multiracial), McCulloch County (2.7% Multiracial), and Llano County (3.8% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.