Armstrong County vs Throckmorton County

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

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

Armstrong County has the higher population (1,883 vs 1,589 in Throckmorton County). Armstrong County has the higher median household income ($68,462 vs $58,864 in Throckmorton County). Armstrong County has the higher median home value ($185,700 vs $84,200 in Throckmorton County).

Population, income & housing

	Armstrong County	Throckmorton County
Population	1,883	1,589
Median age	43.0 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$68,462	$58,864
Median home value	$185,700	$84,200
Median gross rent	$1,010	$548
Housing units	888	960
Homeownership rate	81.8%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%	25.0%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Armstrong County	Throckmorton County
Population	1,973 → 1,883 (-4.6%)	1,436 → 1,589 (+10.7%)
Median household income	$72,500 → $68,462 (-5.6%)	$40,000 → $58,864 (+47.2%)
Median home value	$139,700 → $185,700 (+32.9%)	$56,300 → $84,200 (+49.6%)
Median gross rent	$963 → $1,010 (+4.9%)	$429 → $548 (+27.7%)

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

Throckmorton County

Population

1,4361,589

Median household income

$40,000$58,864

Median home value

$56,300$84,200

Median gross rent

$429$548

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Armstrong County	Throckmorton County
Under 5	6.3%	7.5%
5 to 17	15.5%	13.4%
18 to 24	9.8%	7.6%
25 to 34	8.5%	12.0%
35 to 44	11.5%	11.1%
45 to 54	9.8%	9.6%
55 to 64	12.6%	14.3%
65 to 74	14.1%	9.7%
75 and over	11.8%	14.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Armstrong County	Throckmorton County
White (non-Hispanic)	86.1%	89.9%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Armstrong County	Throckmorton County
No high school diploma	6.0%	7.3%
High school graduate	34.4%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Armstrong County	Throckmorton County
Drove alone	80.3%	79.8%
Carpooled	11.0%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	4.4%
Other means	0.8%	4.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Armstrong County	Throckmorton County
1-unit, detached	90.7%	80.5%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	8.3%	10.8%

Poverty & households

	Armstrong County	Throckmorton County
Poverty rate	5.8%	14.0%
Average household size	2.43	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	24	16
Median year structure built	1964	1961