Childress County vs Refugio County

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

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

Childress County has the higher population (6,772 vs 6,693 in Refugio County). Childress County has the higher median household income ($60,333 vs $58,016 in Refugio County). Childress County has the higher median home value ($115,100 vs $94,400 in Refugio County).

Population, income & housing

	Childress County	Refugio County
Population	6,772	6,693
Median age	33.6 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$60,333	$58,016
Median home value	$115,100	$94,400
Median gross rent	$934	$842
Housing units	2,935	3,328
Homeownership rate	63.6%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	13.8%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Childress County	Refugio County
Population	7,253 → 6,772 (-6.6%)	7,145 → 6,693 (-6.3%)
Median household income	$43,181 → $60,333 (+39.7%)	$50,076 → $58,016 (+15.9%)
Median home value	$85,500 → $115,100 (+34.6%)	$85,600 → $94,400 (+10.3%)
Median gross rent	$745 → $934 (+25.4%)	$644 → $842 (+30.7%)

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

Refugio County

Population

7,1456,693

Median household income

$50,076$58,016

Median home value

$85,600$94,400

Median gross rent

$644$842

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Childress County	Refugio County
Under 5	5.6%	5.7%
5 to 17	13.0%	16.6%
18 to 24	8.6%	7.4%
25 to 34	23.8%	12.5%
35 to 44	14.4%	9.6%
45 to 54	9.5%	11.7%
55 to 64	8.6%	13.9%
65 to 74	8.4%	13.0%
75 and over	8.2%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Childress County	Refugio County
White (non-Hispanic)	54.1%	41.3%
Black or African American	6.7%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	34.0%	50.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Childress County	Refugio County
No high school diploma	16.1%	17.4%
High school graduate	37.6%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Childress County	Refugio County
Drove alone	91.3%	85.9%
Carpooled	6.2%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.6%	2.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Childress County	Refugio County
1-unit, detached	71.6%	82.5%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	13.2%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	7.5%	11.9%

Poverty & households

	Childress County	Refugio County
Poverty rate	9.8%	17.3%
Average household size	2.48	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1971	1971