Farwell vs Friona

A side-by-side comparison of Farwell and Friona: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Friona has the higher population (4,116 vs 1,359 in Farwell). Friona has the higher median household income ($72,882 vs $56,932 in Farwell). Farwell has the higher median home value ($129,800 vs $93,400 in Friona).

Population, income & housing

	Farwell	Friona
Population	1,359	4,116
Median age	32.2 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$56,932	$72,882
Median home value	$129,800	$93,400
Median gross rent	$1,153	$976
Housing units	559	1,659
Homeownership rate	65.6%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Farwell	Friona
Population	1,264 → 1,359 (+7.5%)	3,865 → 4,116 (+6.5%)
Median household income	$46,389 → $56,932 (+22.7%)	$53,930 → $72,882 (+35.1%)
Median home value	$103,600 → $129,800 (+25.3%)	$78,500 → $93,400 (+19.0%)
Median gross rent	$678 → $1,153 (+70.1%)	$733 → $976 (+33.2%)

Farwell

Population

1,2641,359

Median household income

$46,389$56,932

Median home value

$103,600$129,800

Median gross rent

$678$1,153

Friona

Population

3,8654,116

Median household income

$53,930$72,882

Median home value

$78,500$93,400

Median gross rent

$733$976

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Farwell	Friona
Under 5	11.1%	6.0%
5 to 17	23.0%	18.6%
18 to 24	6.6%	10.0%
25 to 34	14.6%	10.7%
35 to 44	7.8%	14.8%
45 to 54	10.7%	11.5%
55 to 64	12.7%	9.2%
65 to 74	7.1%	13.1%
75 and over	6.5%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Farwell	Friona
White (non-Hispanic)	47.8%	25.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	50.1%	71.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Farwell	Friona
No high school diploma	14.3%	25.8%
High school graduate	37.3%	28.6%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.4%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Farwell	Friona
Drove alone	91.3%	87.1%
Carpooled	1.7%	12.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Farwell	Friona
1-unit, detached	86.0%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	6.0%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Farwell	Friona
Poverty rate	13.2%	8.8%
Average household size	2.83	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	20	17
Median year structure built	1970	1971