Castro County vs Winkler County

A side-by-side comparison of Castro County and Winkler County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Winkler County has the higher population (7,540 vs 7,328 in Castro County). Winkler County has the higher median household income ($91,898 vs $63,485 in Castro County). Winkler County has the higher median home value ($121,200 vs $94,900 in Castro County).

Population, income & housing

	Castro County	Winkler County
Population	7,328	7,540
Median age	34.9 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$63,485	$91,898
Median home value	$94,900	$121,200
Median gross rent	$910	$900
Housing units	3,026	3,209
Homeownership rate	69.2%	86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.0%	10.0%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castro County	Winkler County
Population	7,673 → 7,328 (-4.5%)	7,867 → 7,540 (-4.2%)
Median household income	$50,142 → $63,485 (+26.6%)	$60,366 → $91,898 (+52.2%)
Median home value	$81,900 → $94,900 (+15.9%)	$62,700 → $121,200 (+93.3%)
Median gross rent	$627 → $910 (+45.1%)	$836 → $900 (+7.7%)

Castro County

Population

7,6737,328

Median household income

$50,142$63,485

Median home value

$81,900$94,900

Median gross rent

$627$910

Winkler County

Population

7,8677,540

Median household income

$60,366$91,898

Median home value

$62,700$121,200

Median gross rent

$836$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castro County	Winkler County
Under 5	7.7%	7.0%
5 to 17	21.2%	21.4%
18 to 24	10.1%	9.3%
25 to 34	11.1%	12.0%
35 to 44	11.0%	14.6%
45 to 54	10.9%	10.1%
55 to 64	11.1%	12.1%
65 to 74	10.3%	9.7%
75 and over	6.5%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castro County	Winkler County
White (non-Hispanic)	30.0%	32.5%
Black or African American	1.2%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	1.6%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	65.3%	61.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castro County	Winkler County
No high school diploma	23.7%	26.2%
High school graduate	31.1%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castro County	Winkler County
Drove alone	75.4%	90.1%
Carpooled	18.6%	5.7%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	0.4%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castro County	Winkler County
1-unit, detached	76.6%	82.4%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	0.2%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	2.1%
20 or more units	4.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.1%	11.4%

Poverty & households

	Castro County	Winkler County
Poverty rate	14.0%	12.0%
Average household size	2.98	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	14	27
Median year structure built	1966	1967