McCulloch County vs Winkler County

A side-by-side comparison of McCulloch County and Winkler County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

McCulloch County has the higher population (7,565 vs 7,540 in Winkler County). Winkler County has the higher median household income ($91,898 vs $51,919 in McCulloch County). Winkler County has the higher median home value ($121,200 vs $104,400 in McCulloch County).

Population, income & housing

	McCulloch County	Winkler County
Population	7,565	7,540
Median age	47.1 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$51,919	$91,898
Median home value	$104,400	$121,200
Median gross rent	$838	$900
Housing units	4,216	3,209
Homeownership rate	70.0%	86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.6%	10.0%
Unemployment rate	10.5%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McCulloch County	Winkler County
Population	8,057 → 7,565 (-6.1%)	7,867 → 7,540 (-4.2%)
Median household income	$47,707 → $51,919 (+8.8%)	$60,366 → $91,898 (+52.2%)
Median home value	$93,700 → $104,400 (+11.4%)	$62,700 → $121,200 (+93.3%)
Median gross rent	$727 → $838 (+15.3%)	$836 → $900 (+7.7%)

McCulloch County

Population

8,0577,565

Median household income

$47,707$51,919

Median home value

$93,700$104,400

Median gross rent

$727$838

Winkler County

Population

7,8677,540

Median household income

$60,366$91,898

Median home value

$62,700$121,200

Median gross rent

$836$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McCulloch County	Winkler County
Under 5	5.4%	7.0%
5 to 17	16.1%	21.4%
18 to 24	7.4%	9.3%
25 to 34	10.1%	12.0%
35 to 44	9.8%	14.6%
45 to 54	13.2%	10.1%
55 to 64	14.4%	12.1%
65 to 74	13.8%	9.7%
75 and over	9.8%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McCulloch County	Winkler County
White (non-Hispanic)	63.6%	32.5%
Black or African American	0.8%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	4.3%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	30.7%	61.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McCulloch County	Winkler County
No high school diploma	17.2%	26.2%
High school graduate	33.0%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McCulloch County	Winkler County
Drove alone	71.4%	90.1%
Carpooled	12.8%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.6%	0.4%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McCulloch County	Winkler County
1-unit, detached	78.8%	82.4%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	0.2%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	2.1%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.0%	11.4%

Poverty & households

	McCulloch County	Winkler County
Poverty rate	14.6%	12.0%
Average household size	2.42	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	19	27
Median year structure built	1967	1967