Crosby County vs Wheeler County

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

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

Crosby County has the higher population (5,072 vs 4,902 in Wheeler County). Wheeler County has the higher median household income ($67,964 vs $52,197 in Crosby County). Wheeler County has the higher median home value ($97,600 vs $75,500 in Crosby County).

Population, income & housing

	Crosby County	Wheeler County
Population	5,072	4,902
Median age	39.3 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$52,197	$67,964
Median home value	$75,500	$97,600
Median gross rent	$637	$995
Housing units	2,668	2,595
Homeownership rate	71.9%	78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crosby County	Wheeler County
Population	5,836 → 5,072 (-13.1%)	5,338 → 4,902 (-8.2%)
Median household income	$40,759 → $52,197 (+28.1%)	$49,315 → $67,964 (+37.8%)
Median home value	$60,800 → $75,500 (+24.2%)	$84,000 → $97,600 (+16.2%)
Median gross rent	$593 → $637 (+7.4%)	$705 → $995 (+41.1%)

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

Wheeler County

Population

5,3384,902

Median household income

$49,315$67,964

Median home value

$84,000$97,600

Median gross rent

$705$995

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crosby County	Wheeler County
Under 5	6.0%	4.8%
5 to 17	19.7%	19.6%
18 to 24	9.4%	6.8%
25 to 34	10.3%	8.9%
35 to 44	14.2%	15.4%
45 to 54	9.0%	10.7%
55 to 64	12.4%	13.2%
65 to 74	10.8%	12.2%
75 and over	8.3%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crosby County	Wheeler County
White (non-Hispanic)	39.0%	69.0%
Black or African American	2.2%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	1.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	55.8%	25.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crosby County	Wheeler County
No high school diploma	21.6%	12.4%
High school graduate	38.2%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crosby County	Wheeler County
Drove alone	77.3%	76.6%
Carpooled	11.7%	14.9%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	4.2%
Other means	3.5%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crosby County	Wheeler County
1-unit, detached	80.2%	85.4%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.1%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	10.2%

Poverty & households

	Crosby County	Wheeler County
Poverty rate	22.1%	14.2%
Average household size	2.52	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1965	1961