Armstrong County vs Oldham County

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

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

Oldham County has the higher population (2,097 vs 1,883 in Armstrong County). Oldham County has the higher median household income ($76,402 vs $68,462 in Armstrong County). Armstrong County has the higher median home value ($185,700 vs $144,800 in Oldham County).

Population, income & housing

	Armstrong County	Oldham County
Population	1,883	2,097
Median age	43.0 yrs	32.5 yrs
Median household income	$68,462	$76,402
Median home value	$185,700	$144,800
Median gross rent	$1,010	$1,125
Housing units	888	791
Homeownership rate	81.8%	71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%	25.3%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Armstrong County	Oldham County
Population	1,973 → 1,883 (-4.6%)	2,094 → 2,097 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$72,500 → $68,462 (-5.6%)	$64,545 → $76,402 (+18.4%)
Median home value	$139,700 → $185,700 (+32.9%)	$91,400 → $144,800 (+58.4%)
Median gross rent	$963 → $1,010 (+4.9%)	$780 → $1,125 (+44.2%)

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

Oldham County

Population

2,0942,097

Median household income

$64,545$76,402

Median home value

$91,400$144,800

Median gross rent

$780$1,125

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Armstrong County	Oldham County
Under 5	6.3%	6.0%
5 to 17	15.5%	29.9%
18 to 24	9.8%	4.7%
25 to 34	8.5%	13.3%
35 to 44	11.5%	13.7%
45 to 54	9.8%	11.5%
55 to 64	12.6%	8.7%
65 to 74	14.1%	7.7%
75 and over	11.8%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Armstrong County	Oldham County
White (non-Hispanic)	86.1%	67.1%
Black or African American	0.5%	7.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.6%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	24.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Armstrong County	Oldham County
No high school diploma	6.0%	12.2%
High school graduate	34.4%	24.1%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Armstrong County	Oldham County
Drove alone	80.3%	75.0%
Carpooled	11.0%	11.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.0%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	7.9%
Other means	0.8%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Armstrong County	Oldham County
1-unit, detached	90.7%	77.2%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.3%	16.8%

Poverty & households

	Armstrong County	Oldham County
Poverty rate	5.8%	17.7%
Average household size	2.43	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1964	1966