Bailey County vs Childress County

A side-by-side comparison of Bailey County and Childress County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bailey County has the higher population (7,044 vs 6,772 in Childress County). Bailey County has the higher median household income ($70,625 vs $60,333 in Childress County). Childress County has the higher median home value ($115,100 vs $104,400 in Bailey County).

Population, income & housing

	Bailey County	Childress County
Population	7,044	6,772
Median age	35.1 yrs	33.6 yrs
Median household income	$70,625	$60,333
Median home value	$104,400	$115,100
Median gross rent	$744	$934
Housing units	2,786	2,935
Homeownership rate	78.9%	63.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	11.5%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bailey County	Childress County
Population	7,100 → 7,044 (-0.8%)	7,253 → 6,772 (-6.6%)
Median household income	$52,273 → $70,625 (+35.1%)	$43,181 → $60,333 (+39.7%)
Median home value	$69,700 → $104,400 (+49.8%)	$85,500 → $115,100 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	$591 → $744 (+25.9%)	$745 → $934 (+25.4%)

Bailey County

Population

7,1007,044

Median household income

$52,273$70,625

Median home value

$69,700$104,400

Median gross rent

$591$744

Childress County

Population

7,2536,772

Median household income

$43,181$60,333

Median home value

$85,500$115,100

Median gross rent

$745$934

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bailey County	Childress County
Under 5	7.2%	5.6%
5 to 17	20.8%	13.0%
18 to 24	13.6%	8.6%
25 to 34	8.3%	23.8%
35 to 44	16.3%	14.4%
45 to 54	8.1%	9.5%
55 to 64	8.2%	8.6%
65 to 74	9.5%	8.4%
75 and over	7.9%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bailey County	Childress County
White (non-Hispanic)	31.3%	54.1%
Black or African American	0.4%	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	64.6%	34.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bailey County	Childress County
No high school diploma	28.1%	16.1%
High school graduate	28.6%	37.6%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bailey County	Childress County
Drove alone	74.0%	91.3%
Carpooled	10.6%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	1.6%
Other means	8.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bailey County	Childress County
1-unit, detached	77.9%	71.6%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.2%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.9%	7.5%

Poverty & households

	Bailey County	Childress County
Poverty rate	13.6%	9.8%
Average household size	3.06	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	15	24
Median year structure built	1969	1971