Collingsworth County vs Real County

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

Collingsworth 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 2,733 in Collingsworth County). Collingsworth County has the higher median household income ($60,165 vs $45,417 in Real County). Since 2019, Collingsworth County's population has grown faster (-7.9% vs -17.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Collingsworth County	Real County
Population	2,733	2,821
Median age	38.1 yrs	56.5 yrs
Median household income	$60,165	$45,417
Median home value	$108,400	—
Median gross rent	$619	$877
Housing units	1,471	1,829
Homeownership rate	74.6%	75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.0%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Collingsworth County	Real County
Population	2,969 → 2,733 (-7.9%)	3,408 → 2,821 (-17.2%)
Median household income	$39,120 → $60,165 (+53.8%)	$35,862 → $45,417 (+26.6%)
Median home value	$52,200 → $108,400 (+107.7%)	$113,200 → $258,000 (+127.9%)
Median gross rent	$611 → $619 (+1.3%)	$743 → $877 (+18.0%)

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

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)

	Collingsworth County	Real County
Under 5	6.9%	5.6%
5 to 17	22.0%	21.0%
18 to 24	8.2%	4.5%
25 to 34	8.8%	7.4%
35 to 44	10.1%	2.8%
45 to 54	10.8%	7.5%
55 to 64	11.8%	15.2%
65 to 74	14.2%	20.8%
75 and over	7.3%	15.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Collingsworth County	Real County
White (non-Hispanic)	53.8%	74.7%
Black or African American	7.9%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.8%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	32.6%	23.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Collingsworth County	Real County
No high school diploma	24.6%	13.1%
High school graduate	20.5%	41.3%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.7%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Collingsworth County	Real County
Drove alone	79.6%	69.5%
Carpooled	12.5%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	1.4%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.9%
Worked from home	6.5%	15.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Collingsworth County	Real County
1-unit, detached	82.9%	65.2%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	0.2%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	31.2%

Poverty & households

	Collingsworth County	Real County
Poverty rate	26.2%	20.5%
Average household size	2.82	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	14	21
Median year structure built	1961	1986