Irion County vs Throckmorton County

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

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

Throckmorton County has the higher population (1,589 vs 1,432 in Irion County). Throckmorton County has the higher median household income ($58,864 vs $58,125 in Irion County). Irion County has the higher median home value ($152,600 vs $84,200 in Throckmorton County).

Population, income & housing

	Irion County	Throckmorton County
Population	1,432	1,589
Median age	50.5 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$58,125	$58,864
Median home value	$152,600	$84,200
Median gross rent	$1,028	$548
Housing units	795	960
Homeownership rate	88.6%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.1%	25.0%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Irion County	Throckmorton County
Population	1,620 → 1,432 (-11.6%)	1,436 → 1,589 (+10.7%)
Median household income	$47,500 → $58,125 (+22.4%)	$40,000 → $58,864 (+47.2%)
Median home value	$118,300 → $152,600 (+29.0%)	$56,300 → $84,200 (+49.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,031 → $1,028 (-0.3%)	$429 → $548 (+27.7%)

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

Throckmorton County

Population

1,4361,589

Median household income

$40,000$58,864

Median home value

$56,300$84,200

Median gross rent

$429$548

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Irion County	Throckmorton County
Under 5	3.8%	7.5%
5 to 17	20.2%	13.4%
18 to 24	1.5%	7.6%
25 to 34	11.6%	12.0%
35 to 44	9.8%	11.1%
45 to 54	11.0%	9.6%
55 to 64	20.4%	14.3%
65 to 74	13.7%	9.7%
75 and over	8.0%	14.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Irion County	Throckmorton County
White (non-Hispanic)	69.0%	89.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	29.9%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Irion County	Throckmorton County
No high school diploma	10.8%	7.3%
High school graduate	26.0%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	19.2%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Irion County	Throckmorton County
Drove alone	84.6%	79.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	4.4%
Other means	1.2%	4.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Irion County	Throckmorton County
1-unit, detached	78.6%	80.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	21.4%	10.8%

Poverty & households

	Irion County	Throckmorton County
Poverty rate	7.5%	14.0%
Average household size	2.36	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	25	16
Median year structure built	1980	1961