Cochran County vs Collingsworth County

A side-by-side comparison of Cochran County and Collingsworth County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Collingsworth County has the higher population (2,733 vs 2,520 in Cochran County). Collingsworth County has the higher median household income ($60,165 vs $42,137 in Cochran County). Collingsworth County has the higher median home value ($108,400 vs $57,700 in Cochran County).

Population, income & housing

	Cochran County	Collingsworth County
Population	2,520	2,733
Median age	38.7 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$42,137	$60,165
Median home value	$57,700	$108,400
Median gross rent	$738	$619
Housing units	1,260	1,471
Homeownership rate	65.3%	74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	26.0%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cochran County	Collingsworth County
Population	2,887 → 2,520 (-12.7%)	2,969 → 2,733 (-7.9%)
Median household income	$40,962 → $42,137 (+2.9%)	$39,120 → $60,165 (+53.8%)
Median home value	$38,800 → $57,700 (+48.7%)	$52,200 → $108,400 (+107.7%)
Median gross rent	$536 → $738 (+37.7%)	$611 → $619 (+1.3%)

Cochran County

Population

2,8872,520

Median household income

$40,962$42,137

Median home value

$38,800$57,700

Median gross rent

$536$738

Collingsworth County

Population

2,9692,733

Median household income

$39,120$60,165

Median home value

$52,200$108,400

Median gross rent

$611$619

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cochran County	Collingsworth County
Under 5	7.3%	6.9%
5 to 17	19.8%	22.0%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.2%
25 to 34	11.3%	8.8%
35 to 44	16.5%	10.1%
45 to 54	10.2%	10.8%
55 to 64	10.7%	11.8%
65 to 74	9.7%	14.2%
75 and over	7.1%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cochran County	Collingsworth County
White (non-Hispanic)	34.2%	53.8%
Black or African American	5.0%	7.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.8%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	59.6%	32.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cochran County	Collingsworth County
No high school diploma	28.3%	24.6%
High school graduate	34.7%	20.5%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.5%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cochran County	Collingsworth County
Drove alone	73.8%	79.6%
Carpooled	21.3%	12.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	6.5%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cochran County	Collingsworth County
1-unit, detached	84.6%	82.9%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	11.3%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Cochran County	Collingsworth County
Poverty rate	27.3%	26.2%
Average household size	2.46	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	22	14
Median year structure built	1969	1961