Armstrong County vs Culberson County

A side-by-side comparison of Armstrong County and Culberson County: population, income, housing, and more.

Armstrong County and Culberson County are counties in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Culberson County has the higher population (2,181 vs 1,883 in Armstrong County). Armstrong County has the higher median household income ($68,462 vs $42,672 in Culberson County). Armstrong County has the higher median home value ($185,700 vs $84,500 in Culberson County).

Population, income & housing

	Armstrong County	Culberson County
Population	1,883	2,181
Median age	43.0 yrs	48.1 yrs
Median household income	$68,462	$42,672
Median home value	$185,700	$84,500
Median gross rent	$1,010	$971
Housing units	888	959
Homeownership rate	81.8%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%	16.3%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Armstrong County	Culberson County
Population	1,973 → 1,883 (-4.6%)	2,214 → 2,181 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$72,500 → $68,462 (-5.6%)	$37,900 → $42,672 (+12.6%)
Median home value	$139,700 → $185,700 (+32.9%)	$62,400 → $84,500 (+35.4%)
Median gross rent	$963 → $1,010 (+4.9%)	$581 → $971 (+67.1%)

Armstrong County

Population

1,9731,883

Median household income

$72,500$68,462

Median home value

$139,700$185,700

Median gross rent

$963$1,010

Culberson County

Population

2,2142,181

Median household income

$37,900$42,672

Median home value

$62,400$84,500

Median gross rent

$581$971

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Armstrong County	Culberson County
Under 5	6.3%	4.7%
5 to 17	15.5%	16.9%
18 to 24	9.8%	4.7%
25 to 34	8.5%	10.8%
35 to 44	11.5%	6.9%
45 to 54	9.8%	24.3%
55 to 64	12.6%	5.0%
65 to 74	14.1%	18.4%
75 and over	11.8%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Armstrong County	Culberson County
White (non-Hispanic)	86.1%	8.9%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	2.8%
Asian	1.2%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	87.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Armstrong County	Culberson County
No high school diploma	6.0%	26.7%
High school graduate	34.4%	47.6%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	9.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Armstrong County	Culberson County
Drove alone	80.3%	90.8%
Carpooled	11.0%	2.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	1.1%
Other means	0.8%	4.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Armstrong County	Culberson County
1-unit, detached	90.7%	81.3%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	8.3%	15.7%

Poverty & households

	Armstrong County	Culberson County
Poverty rate	5.8%	17.7%
Average household size	2.43	3.05
Mean commute (minutes)	24	12
Median year structure built	1964	1974