Irion County vs Motley County

A side-by-side comparison of Irion County and Motley County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Irion County has the higher population (1,432 vs 1,267 in Motley County). Motley County has the higher median household income ($62,857 vs $58,125 in Irion County). Irion County has the higher median home value ($152,600 vs $81,100 in Motley County).

Population, income & housing

	Irion County	Motley County
Population	1,432	1,267
Median age	50.5 yrs	51.4 yrs
Median household income	$58,125	$62,857
Median home value	$152,600	$81,100
Median gross rent	$1,028	$725
Housing units	795	746
Homeownership rate	88.6%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.1%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Irion County	Motley County
Population	1,620 → 1,432 (-11.6%)	1,252 → 1,267 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$47,500 → $58,125 (+22.4%)	$43,859 → $62,857 (+43.3%)
Median home value	$118,300 → $152,600 (+29.0%)	$56,500 → $81,100 (+43.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,031 → $1,028 (-0.3%)	$624 → $725 (+16.2%)

Irion County

Population

1,6201,432

Median household income

$47,500$58,125

Median home value

$118,300$152,600

Median gross rent

$1,031$1,028

Motley County

Population

1,2521,267

Median household income

$43,859$62,857

Median home value

$56,500$81,100

Median gross rent

$624$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Irion County	Motley County
Under 5	3.8%	7.3%
5 to 17	20.2%	10.2%
18 to 24	1.5%	7.3%
25 to 34	11.6%	7.6%
35 to 44	9.8%	11.8%
45 to 54	11.0%	8.3%
55 to 64	20.4%	16.5%
65 to 74	13.7%	15.4%
75 and over	8.0%	15.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Irion County	Motley County
White (non-Hispanic)	69.0%	83.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	0.8%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	29.9%	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Irion County	Motley County
No high school diploma	10.8%	14.3%
High school graduate	26.0%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	19.2%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Irion County	Motley County
Drove alone	84.6%	66.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	15.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.6%	6.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	11.7%
Other means	1.2%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Irion County	Motley County
1-unit, detached	78.6%	88.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.4%	8.0%

Poverty & households

	Irion County	Motley County
Poverty rate	7.5%	9.7%
Average household size	2.36	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	25	19
Median year structure built	1980	1957