Deaf Smith County vs Young County

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

Deaf Smith County and Young 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 17,963 in Young County). Young County has the higher median household income ($63,723 vs $54,114 in Deaf Smith County). Young County has the higher median home value ($165,300 vs $116,000 in Deaf Smith County).

Population, income & housing

	Deaf Smith County	Young County
Population	18,487	17,963
Median age	31.4 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$54,114	$63,723
Median home value	$116,000	$165,300
Median gross rent	$919	$849
Housing units	6,993	8,550
Homeownership rate	65.9%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	23.6%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Deaf Smith County	Young County
Population	18,736 → 18,487 (-1.3%)	18,036 → 17,963 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$49,701 → $54,114 (+8.9%)	$50,635 → $63,723 (+25.8%)
Median home value	$91,100 → $116,000 (+27.3%)	$96,800 → $165,300 (+70.8%)
Median gross rent	$788 → $919 (+16.6%)	$686 → $849 (+23.8%)

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

Young County

Population

18,03617,963

Median household income

$50,635$63,723

Median home value

$96,800$165,300

Median gross rent

$686$849

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Deaf Smith County	Young County
Under 5	9.0%	5.6%
5 to 17	22.2%	18.2%
18 to 24	10.6%	6.9%
25 to 34	13.2%	11.6%
35 to 44	11.5%	12.1%
45 to 54	10.4%	11.8%
55 to 64	9.8%	12.8%
65 to 74	8.4%	12.4%
75 and over	5.0%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Deaf Smith County	Young County
White (non-Hispanic)	21.8%	75.6%
Black or African American	0.8%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	0.6%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	75.7%	20.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Deaf Smith County	Young County
No high school diploma	28.6%	10.6%
High school graduate	41.0%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	18.6%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Deaf Smith County	Young County
Drove alone	79.2%	78.7%
Carpooled	13.0%	14.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.6%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	3.3%	4.8%
Other means	4.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Deaf Smith County	Young County
1-unit, detached	80.3%	78.9%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	1.5%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	7.5%	8.5%

Poverty & households

	Deaf Smith County	Young County
Poverty rate	15.8%	16.7%
Average household size	3.06	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	17	18
Median year structure built	1969	1975