Walker County, Texas
County seat: Huntsville · Population 83,842 (2025) · 784 sq mi
Walker County is the 50th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 83,842 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Huntsville. It is part of the Gulf Coast region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 3 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Walker County facts
- County seat
- Huntsville
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 83,842 +9.7% since 2020
- Land area
- 784 sq mi 202nd largest of 254
- Water area
- 17 sq mi
- Population density
- 107 per sq mi
- Established
- 1846
- Named after
- Samuel Hamilton Walker American Texas Ranger and military officer (1817–1847)
- Largest city
- Huntsville 49,088
- Median household income
- $52,324
- Cities and towns
- 3
- ZIP codes
- 11
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48471
Cities and towns in Walker County
Walker County has 3 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Walker County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville (county seat) | City | 49,088 | |
| New Waverly | City | 1,031 | |
| Riverside | City | 612 |
ZIP codes in Walker County
11 ZIP codes reach into Walker County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 75852 also Madison County
- 75862 also Trinity County
- 77320 also San Jacinto County
- 77334
- 77340
- 77341
- 77342
- 77358 also San Jacinto and Montgomery counties
- 77367
- 77831 also Grimes and Madison counties
- 77873 also Montgomery and Grimes counties
Population of Walker County, 2020–2025
Walker County grew by 7,433 people (+9.7%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 116 more deaths than births and a net gain of 7,454 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 76,562 |
| 2021 | 78,369 |
| 2022 | 79,826 |
| 2023 | 82,513 |
| 2024 | 83,460 |
| 2025 | 83,842 |
Neighboring counties
- Montgomery County south · 781,194 people
- Madison County northwest · 14,226 people
- San Jacinto County southeast · 29,488 people
- Trinity County northeast · 14,384 people
- Grimes County southwest · 34,252 people
- Houston County north · 22,316 people
Printable Walker County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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