Garza County vs Hartley County

A side-by-side comparison of Garza County and Hartley County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Garza County has the higher population (5,435 vs 5,307 in Hartley County). Hartley County has the higher median household income ($82,122 vs $50,545 in Garza County). Hartley County has the higher median home value ($213,200 vs $79,300 in Garza County).

Population, income & housing

	Garza County	Hartley County
Population	5,435	5,307
Median age	38.4 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$50,545	$82,122
Median home value	$79,300	$213,200
Median gross rent	$797	$1,023
Housing units	2,094	1,808
Homeownership rate	68.5%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.6%	23.1%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garza County	Hartley County
Population	6,070 → 5,435 (-10.5%)	5,669 → 5,307 (-6.4%)
Median household income	$49,627 → $50,545 (+1.8%)	$58,298 → $82,122 (+40.9%)
Median home value	$78,800 → $79,300 (+0.6%)	$167,200 → $213,200 (+27.5%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $797 (+2.8%)	$900 → $1,023 (+13.7%)

Garza County

Population

6,0705,435

Median household income

$49,627$50,545

Median home value

$78,800$79,300

Median gross rent

$775$797

Hartley County

Population

5,6695,307

Median household income

$58,298$82,122

Median home value

$167,200$213,200

Median gross rent

$900$1,023

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Garza County	Hartley County
Under 5	5.0%	5.9%
5 to 17	13.9%	16.7%
18 to 24	12.1%	2.1%
25 to 34	15.6%	15.9%
35 to 44	13.7%	19.2%
45 to 54	13.8%	12.6%
55 to 64	11.1%	11.1%
65 to 74	6.7%	9.6%
75 and over	8.2%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garza County	Hartley County
White (non-Hispanic)	37.2%	56.8%
Black or African American	10.3%	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.8%
Asian	0.3%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	50.0%	30.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garza County	Hartley County
No high school diploma	31.9%	16.9%
High school graduate	33.0%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	24.5%	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garza County	Hartley County
Drove alone	88.0%	82.1%
Carpooled	10.1%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	0.2%	4.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garza County	Hartley County
1-unit, detached	80.4%	73.6%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	12.9%	15.6%

Poverty & households

	Garza County	Hartley County
Poverty rate	14.0%	6.8%
Average household size	2.90	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	25	13
Median year structure built	1971	1980