Ochiltree County vs Parmer County

A side-by-side comparison of Ochiltree County and Parmer County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ochiltree County has the higher population (9,852 vs 9,752 in Parmer County). Parmer County has the higher median household income ($68,164 vs $64,988 in Ochiltree County). Ochiltree County has the higher median home value ($137,200 vs $127,300 in Parmer County).

Population, income & housing

	Ochiltree County	Parmer County
Population	9,852	9,752
Median age	33.3 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$64,988	$68,164
Median home value	$137,200	$127,300
Median gross rent	$905	$1,015
Housing units	4,340	3,753
Homeownership rate	69.1%	68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ochiltree County	Parmer County
Population	10,131 → 9,852 (-2.8%)	9,718 → 9,752 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$50,464 → $64,988 (+28.8%)	$55,359 → $68,164 (+23.1%)
Median home value	$102,700 → $137,200 (+33.6%)	$97,600 → $127,300 (+30.4%)
Median gross rent	$837 → $905 (+8.1%)	$717 → $1,015 (+41.6%)

Ochiltree County

Population

10,1319,852

Median household income

$50,464$64,988

Median home value

$102,700$137,200

Median gross rent

$837$905

Parmer County

Population

9,7189,752

Median household income

$55,359$68,164

Median home value

$97,600$127,300

Median gross rent

$717$1,015

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ochiltree County	Parmer County
Under 5	7.7%	7.4%
5 to 17	23.1%	20.9%
18 to 24	8.7%	8.5%
25 to 34	13.6%	12.5%
35 to 44	12.8%	14.4%
45 to 54	10.4%	9.2%
55 to 64	12.4%	12.1%
65 to 74	6.9%	9.8%
75 and over	4.4%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ochiltree County	Parmer County
White (non-Hispanic)	41.9%	31.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.4%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	55.7%	66.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ochiltree County	Parmer County
No high school diploma	19.1%	27.3%
High school graduate	36.7%	28.1%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ochiltree County	Parmer County
Drove alone	76.2%	82.1%
Carpooled	16.4%	13.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	2.3%
Other means	3.9%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ochiltree County	Parmer County
1-unit, detached	72.4%	83.6%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	4.8%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	15.3%	8.0%

Poverty & households

	Ochiltree County	Parmer County
Poverty rate	15.5%	9.6%
Average household size	2.60	3.04
Mean commute (minutes)	17	18
Median year structure built	1976	1970