Oldham County vs Schleicher County

A side-by-side comparison of Oldham County and Schleicher County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Schleicher County has the higher population (2,426 vs 2,097 in Oldham County). Schleicher County has the higher median household income ($90,141 vs $76,402 in Oldham County). Oldham County has the higher median home value ($144,800 vs $113,400 in Schleicher County).

Population, income & housing

	Oldham County	Schleicher County
Population	2,097	2,426
Median age	32.5 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$76,402	$90,141
Median home value	$144,800	$113,400
Median gross rent	$1,125	$627
Housing units	791	1,290
Homeownership rate	71.2%	87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.3%	24.2%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oldham County	Schleicher County
Population	2,094 → 2,097 (+0.1%)	2,983 → 2,426 (-18.7%)
Median household income	$64,545 → $76,402 (+18.4%)	$53,229 → $90,141 (+69.3%)
Median home value	$91,400 → $144,800 (+58.4%)	$77,800 → $113,400 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$780 → $1,125 (+44.2%)	$439 → $627 (+42.8%)

Oldham County

Population

2,0942,097

Median household income

$64,545$76,402

Median home value

$91,400$144,800

Median gross rent

$780$1,125

Schleicher County

Population

2,9832,426

Median household income

$53,229$90,141

Median home value

$77,800$113,400

Median gross rent

$439$627

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oldham County	Schleicher County
Under 5	6.0%	7.9%
5 to 17	29.9%	16.0%
18 to 24	4.7%	6.1%
25 to 34	13.3%	10.9%
35 to 44	13.7%	14.4%
45 to 54	11.5%	11.4%
55 to 64	8.7%	12.0%
65 to 74	7.7%	15.2%
75 and over	4.5%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oldham County	Schleicher County
White (non-Hispanic)	67.1%	44.4%
Black or African American	7.3%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	24.5%	52.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oldham County	Schleicher County
No high school diploma	12.2%	19.0%
High school graduate	24.1%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	38.5%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.4%	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oldham County	Schleicher County
Drove alone	75.0%	75.9%
Carpooled	11.4%	8.1%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	11.6%
Other means	1.2%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oldham County	Schleicher County
1-unit, detached	77.2%	88.0%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	0.2%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.8%	10.9%

Poverty & households

	Oldham County	Schleicher County
Poverty rate	17.7%	9.0%
Average household size	2.66	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	27	34
Median year structure built	1966	1973