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Palacios, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Palacios is a Census city of 4,388 people across 5.46 square miles of land, in Matagorda County. Median household income is $52,620, 84.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Palacios
What Palacios is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.46 sq mi
- Water area0.68 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land804
- County holding the largest share of its areaMatagorda County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palacios
How many people live in Palacios
- Population4,388
- Median age46.2 plus or minus 10.4
- Population under 18764 plus or minus 321
- Share under 1817.4 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Population 65 and over1,007 plus or minus 337
- Share 65 and over22.9 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Households1,861
- Family households1,273
- Share of households that are families68.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palacios
Income and work in Palacios
- Median household income$52,620 plus or minus $17,168
- Per capita income$27,481
- Civilian labor force1,924
- Employed1,899
- Unemployed25 plus or minus 36
- Unemployment rate1.3 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over3,311
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher60.1 percent plus or minus 16.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.8 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.0 percent plus or minus 8.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palacios
Housing in Palacios
- Housing units2,196
- Occupied units1,861
- Vacant units335 plus or minus 181
- Vacancy rate15.3 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Owner occupied1,563 plus or minus 314
- Renter occupied298 plus or minus 222
- Ownership rate84.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$153,800 plus or minus $66,798
- Median gross rent, monthly$785 plus or minus $300
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.9 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Single family units1,821
- Share single family82.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more133 plus or minus 142
- Share in buildings of two or more6.1 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Mobile homes242 plus or minus 201
- Median year structure built1964
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palacios
How Palacios gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,808 plus or minus 375
- Commuting under 15 minutes848 plus or minus 400
- Share commuting under 15 minutes46.9 percent plus or minus 19.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more734 plus or minus 375
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.6 percent plus or minus 18.9
- Drove alone83.4 percent
- Carpooled9.6 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Public transport7.0 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palacios
Flood risk in Palacios
- NFIP communityCity of Palacios
- NFIP community number485495
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/15/21
The City of Palacios participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 485495 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Matagorda County, not Palacios
Matagorda County context, not Palacios figures
- Establishments in Matagorda County707
- Covered employment, Matagorda County11,209
- Average annual pay, Matagorda County$68,994
- Housing units permitted, Matagorda County153
Every figure in this section is published for Matagorda County as a whole and is not a measurement of Palacios.
All Matagorda County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Palacios questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Palacios, Texas?
4,388, in 1,861 households. Palacios city covers 5.46 square miles of land, which is 804 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Palacios in?
Matagorda County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Palacios?
$52,620. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $153,800. Median gross rent is $785 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Palacios in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Palacios appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Palacios, city of, community 485495, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Palacios figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Matagorda County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Palacios.
Is zoning published for Palacios?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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