Garza County vs Presidio County

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

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

Presidio County has the higher population (6,043 vs 5,435 in Garza County). Garza County has the higher median household income ($50,545 vs $29,014 in Presidio County). Presidio County has the higher median home value ($123,100 vs $79,300 in Garza County).

Population, income & housing

	Garza County	Presidio County
Population	5,435	6,043
Median age	38.4 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$50,545	$29,014
Median home value	$79,300	$123,100
Median gross rent	$797	$445
Housing units	2,094	3,380
Homeownership rate	68.5%	74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.6%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	11.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garza County	Presidio County
Population	6,070 → 5,435 (-10.5%)	6,975 → 6,043 (-13.4%)
Median household income	$49,627 → $50,545 (+1.8%)	$25,098 → $29,014 (+15.6%)
Median home value	$78,800 → $79,300 (+0.6%)	$75,100 → $123,100 (+63.9%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $797 (+2.8%)	$429 → $445 (+3.7%)

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

Presidio County

Population

6,9756,043

Median household income

$25,098$29,014

Median home value

$75,100$123,100

Median gross rent

$429$445

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Garza County	Presidio County
Under 5	5.0%	7.3%
5 to 17	13.9%	20.5%
18 to 24	12.1%	10.1%
25 to 34	15.6%	4.1%
35 to 44	13.7%	12.6%
45 to 54	13.8%	10.3%
55 to 64	11.1%	13.4%
65 to 74	6.7%	11.9%
75 and over	8.2%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garza County	Presidio County
White (non-Hispanic)	37.2%	19.4%
Black or African American	10.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	2.5%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	50.0%	76.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garza County	Presidio County
No high school diploma	31.9%	33.9%
High school graduate	33.0%	21.9%
Some college or associate's	24.5%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garza County	Presidio County
Drove alone	88.0%	65.0%
Carpooled	10.1%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	8.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	7.0%
Worked from home	0.2%	7.1%
Other means	0.0%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garza County	Presidio County
1-unit, detached	80.4%	67.3%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.9%	18.0%

Poverty & households

	Garza County	Presidio County
Poverty rate	14.0%	36.3%
Average household size	2.90	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	25	10
Median year structure built	1971	1977