Deaf Smith County vs Frio County

A side-by-side comparison of Deaf Smith County and Frio County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Deaf Smith County has the higher population (18,487 vs 18,019 in Frio County). Frio County has the higher median household income ($60,098 vs $54,114 in Deaf Smith County). Deaf Smith County has the higher median home value ($116,000 vs $110,100 in Frio County).

Population, income & housing

	Deaf Smith County	Frio County
Population	18,487	18,019
Median age	31.4 yrs	31.8 yrs
Median household income	$54,114	$60,098
Median home value	$116,000	$110,100
Median gross rent	$919	$1,006
Housing units	6,993	6,378
Homeownership rate	65.9%	63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	11.4%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Deaf Smith County	Frio County
Population	18,736 → 18,487 (-1.3%)	19,871 → 18,019 (-9.3%)
Median household income	$49,701 → $54,114 (+8.9%)	$46,729 → $60,098 (+28.6%)
Median home value	$91,100 → $116,000 (+27.3%)	$82,200 → $110,100 (+33.9%)
Median gross rent	$788 → $919 (+16.6%)	$818 → $1,006 (+23.0%)

Deaf Smith County

Population

18,73618,487

Median household income

$49,701$54,114

Median home value

$91,100$116,000

Median gross rent

$788$919

Frio County

Population

19,87118,019

Median household income

$46,729$60,098

Median home value

$82,200$110,100

Median gross rent

$818$1,006

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Deaf Smith County	Frio County
Under 5	9.0%	6.5%
5 to 17	22.2%	19.5%
18 to 24	10.6%	11.2%
25 to 34	13.2%	17.3%
35 to 44	11.5%	13.9%
45 to 54	10.4%	9.9%
55 to 64	9.8%	9.4%
65 to 74	8.4%	7.1%
75 and over	5.0%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Deaf Smith County	Frio County
White (non-Hispanic)	21.8%	15.2%
Black or African American	0.8%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.6%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	75.7%	77.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Deaf Smith County	Frio County
No high school diploma	28.6%	29.4%
High school graduate	41.0%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	18.6%	18.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Deaf Smith County	Frio County
Drove alone	79.2%	79.9%
Carpooled	13.0%	11.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	0.6%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	1.8%
Other means	4.0%	4.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Deaf Smith County	Frio County
1-unit, detached	80.3%	64.8%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	3.0%
20 or more units	1.7%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	7.5%	19.1%

Poverty & households

	Deaf Smith County	Frio County
Poverty rate	15.8%	19.6%
Average household size	3.06	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	17	20
Median year structure built	1969	1984