Garza County vs Haskell County

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

Garza County and Haskell 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 5,390 in Haskell County). Haskell County has the higher median household income ($54,044 vs $50,545 in Garza County). Haskell County has the higher median home value ($92,000 vs $79,300 in Garza County).

Population, income & housing

	Garza County	Haskell County
Population	5,435	5,390
Median age	38.4 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	$50,545	$54,044
Median home value	$79,300	$92,000
Median gross rent	$797	$824
Housing units	2,094	3,084
Homeownership rate	68.5%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.6%	22.5%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garza County	Haskell County
Population	6,070 → 5,435 (-10.5%)	5,726 → 5,390 (-5.9%)
Median household income	$49,627 → $50,545 (+1.8%)	$40,313 → $54,044 (+34.1%)
Median home value	$78,800 → $79,300 (+0.6%)	$53,900 → $92,000 (+70.7%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $797 (+2.8%)	$546 → $824 (+50.9%)

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

Haskell County

Population

5,7265,390

Median household income

$40,313$54,044

Median home value

$53,900$92,000

Median gross rent

$546$824

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Garza County	Haskell County
Under 5	5.0%	4.1%
5 to 17	13.9%	13.3%
18 to 24	12.1%	10.1%
25 to 34	15.6%	9.8%
35 to 44	13.7%	13.6%
45 to 54	13.8%	11.6%
55 to 64	11.1%	14.4%
65 to 74	6.7%	13.9%
75 and over	8.2%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garza County	Haskell County
White (non-Hispanic)	37.2%	66.1%
Black or African American	10.3%	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	50.0%	26.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garza County	Haskell County
No high school diploma	31.9%	16.7%
High school graduate	33.0%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	24.5%	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garza County	Haskell County
Drove alone	88.0%	73.3%
Carpooled	10.1%	15.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	1.7%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.2%	8.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garza County	Haskell County
1-unit, detached	80.4%	85.0%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	12.9%	11.8%

Poverty & households

	Garza County	Haskell County
Poverty rate	14.0%	14.2%
Average household size	2.90	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	25	16
Median year structure built	1971	1961