Crosby County vs Hansford County

A side-by-side comparison of Crosby County and Hansford County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hansford County has the higher population (5,182 vs 5,072 in Crosby County). Hansford County has the higher median household income ($68,299 vs $52,197 in Crosby County). Hansford County has the higher median home value ($132,100 vs $75,500 in Crosby County).

Population, income & housing

	Crosby County	Hansford County
Population	5,072	5,182
Median age	39.3 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$52,197	$68,299
Median home value	$75,500	$132,100
Median gross rent	$637	$770
Housing units	2,668	2,284
Homeownership rate	71.9%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	30.4%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crosby County	Hansford County
Population	5,836 → 5,072 (-13.1%)	5,520 → 5,182 (-6.1%)
Median household income	$40,759 → $52,197 (+28.1%)	$38,000 → $68,299 (+79.7%)
Median home value	$60,800 → $75,500 (+24.2%)	$95,300 → $132,100 (+38.6%)
Median gross rent	$593 → $637 (+7.4%)	$783 → $770 (-1.7%)

Crosby County

Population

5,8365,072

Median household income

$40,759$52,197

Median home value

$60,800$75,500

Median gross rent

$593$637

Hansford County

Population

5,5205,182

Median household income

$38,000$68,299

Median home value

$95,300$132,100

Median gross rent

$783$770

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crosby County	Hansford County
Under 5	6.0%	7.0%
5 to 17	19.7%	21.8%
18 to 24	9.4%	8.9%
25 to 34	10.3%	11.3%
35 to 44	14.2%	11.7%
45 to 54	9.0%	11.7%
55 to 64	12.4%	13.7%
65 to 74	10.8%	7.5%
75 and over	8.3%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crosby County	Hansford County
White (non-Hispanic)	39.0%	47.7%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	1.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	55.8%	49.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crosby County	Hansford County
No high school diploma	21.6%	25.4%
High school graduate	38.2%	21.7%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crosby County	Hansford County
Drove alone	77.3%	83.4%
Carpooled	11.7%	13.1%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	2.3%
Other means	3.5%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crosby County	Hansford County
1-unit, detached	80.2%	87.9%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Crosby County	Hansford County
Poverty rate	22.1%	7.8%
Average household size	2.52	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1965	1971