Frio County vs Young County

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

Frio 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.

Frio County has the higher population (18,019 vs 17,963 in Young County). Young County has the higher median household income ($63,723 vs $60,098 in Frio County). Young County has the higher median home value ($165,300 vs $110,100 in Frio County).

Population, income & housing

	Frio County	Young County
Population	18,019	17,963
Median age	31.8 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$60,098	$63,723
Median home value	$110,100	$165,300
Median gross rent	$1,006	$849
Housing units	6,378	8,550
Homeownership rate	63.0%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	23.6%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Frio County	Young County
Population	19,871 → 18,019 (-9.3%)	18,036 → 17,963 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$46,729 → $60,098 (+28.6%)	$50,635 → $63,723 (+25.8%)
Median home value	$82,200 → $110,100 (+33.9%)	$96,800 → $165,300 (+70.8%)
Median gross rent	$818 → $1,006 (+23.0%)	$686 → $849 (+23.8%)

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

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)

	Frio County	Young County
Under 5	6.5%	5.6%
5 to 17	19.5%	18.2%
18 to 24	11.2%	6.9%
25 to 34	17.3%	11.6%
35 to 44	13.9%	12.1%
45 to 54	9.9%	11.8%
55 to 64	9.4%	12.8%
65 to 74	7.1%	12.4%
75 and over	5.2%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Frio County	Young County
White (non-Hispanic)	15.2%	75.6%
Black or African American	4.2%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	1.9%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.1%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	77.6%	20.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Frio County	Young County
No high school diploma	29.4%	10.6%
High school graduate	40.7%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	18.5%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Frio County	Young County
Drove alone	79.9%	78.7%
Carpooled	11.1%	14.0%
Public transit	0.6%	0.3%
Walked	1.8%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	1.8%	4.8%
Other means	4.8%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Frio County	Young County
1-unit, detached	64.8%	78.9%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	1.5%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	19.1%	8.5%

Poverty & households

	Frio County	Young County
Poverty rate	19.6%	16.7%
Average household size	2.82	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	1984	1975