Cochran County vs Real County

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

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

Real County has the higher population (2,821 vs 2,520 in Cochran County). Real County has the higher median household income ($45,417 vs $42,137 in Cochran County). Since 2019, Cochran County's population has grown faster (-12.7% vs -17.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Cochran County	Real County
Population	2,520	2,821
Median age	38.7 yrs	56.5 yrs
Median household income	$42,137	$45,417
Median home value	$57,700	—
Median gross rent	$738	$877
Housing units	1,260	1,829
Homeownership rate	65.3%	75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cochran County	Real County
Population	2,887 → 2,520 (-12.7%)	3,408 → 2,821 (-17.2%)
Median household income	$40,962 → $42,137 (+2.9%)	$35,862 → $45,417 (+26.6%)
Median home value	$38,800 → $57,700 (+48.7%)	$113,200 → $258,000 (+127.9%)
Median gross rent	$536 → $738 (+37.7%)	$743 → $877 (+18.0%)

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

Real County

Population

3,4082,821

Median household income

$35,862$45,417

Median home value

$113,200$258,000

Median gross rent

$743$877

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cochran County	Real County
Under 5	7.3%	5.6%
5 to 17	19.8%	21.0%
18 to 24	7.4%	4.5%
25 to 34	11.3%	7.4%
35 to 44	16.5%	2.8%
45 to 54	10.2%	7.5%
55 to 64	10.7%	15.2%
65 to 74	9.7%	20.8%
75 and over	7.1%	15.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cochran County	Real County
White (non-Hispanic)	34.2%	74.7%
Black or African American	5.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	59.6%	23.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cochran County	Real County
No high school diploma	28.3%	13.1%
High school graduate	34.7%	41.3%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.5%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cochran County	Real County
Drove alone	73.8%	69.5%
Carpooled	21.3%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.9%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	2.9%
Worked from home	2.5%	15.4%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cochran County	Real County
1-unit, detached	84.6%	65.2%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	0.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.3%	31.2%

Poverty & households

	Cochran County	Real County
Poverty rate	27.3%	20.5%
Average household size	2.46	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	1969	1986