Chireno vs Cushing

A side-by-side comparison of Chireno and Cushing: population, income, housing, and more.

Chireno and Cushing are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cushing has the higher population (646 vs 611 in Chireno). Cushing has the higher median household income ($75,000 vs $61,705 in Chireno). Cushing has the higher median home value ($120,500 vs $74,000 in Chireno).

Population, income & housing

	Chireno	Cushing
Population	611	646
Median age	32.8 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$61,705	$75,000
Median home value	$74,000	$120,500
Median gross rent	$665	$1,100
Housing units	239	344
Homeownership rate	68.9%	83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	15.0%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chireno	Cushing
Population	414 → 611 (+47.6%)	465 → 646 (+38.9%)
Median household income	$35,982 → $61,705 (+71.5%)	$40,000 → $75,000 (+87.5%)
Median home value	$75,800 → $74,000 (-2.4%)	$62,100 → $120,500 (+94.0%)
Median gross rent	$457 → $665 (+45.5%)	$667 → $1,100 (+64.9%)

Chireno

Population

414611

Median household income

$35,982$61,705

Median home value

$75,800$74,000

Median gross rent

$457$665

Cushing

Population

465646

Median household income

$40,000$75,000

Median home value

$62,100$120,500

Median gross rent

$667$1,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chireno	Cushing
Under 5	9.0%	3.3%
5 to 17	26.7%	24.6%
18 to 24	5.2%	2.8%
25 to 34	10.3%	13.8%
35 to 44	15.1%	15.6%
45 to 54	8.3%	11.9%
55 to 64	12.3%	7.1%
65 to 74	8.2%	7.3%
75 and over	4.9%	13.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chireno	Cushing
White (non-Hispanic)	59.6%	80.3%
Black or African American	13.3%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	26.0%	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chireno	Cushing
No high school diploma	22.2%	8.3%
High school graduate	33.0%	44.0%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chireno	Cushing
Drove alone	81.9%	90.4%
Carpooled	16.1%	2.0%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	6.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chireno	Cushing
1-unit, detached	49.0%	62.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	32.6%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.6%	35.2%

Poverty & households

	Chireno	Cushing
Poverty rate	12.3%	19.1%
Average household size	3.45	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1981	1983