Red River County vs Ward County

A side-by-side comparison of Red River County and Ward County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Red River County has the higher population (11,621 vs 11,255 in Ward County). Ward County has the higher median household income ($71,719 vs $46,912 in Red River County). Ward County has the higher median home value ($138,800 vs $133,800 in Red River County).

Population, income & housing

	Red River County	Ward County
Population	11,621	11,255
Median age	49.1 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$46,912	$71,719
Median home value	$133,800	$138,800
Median gross rent	$902	$939
Housing units	6,186	5,137
Homeownership rate	70.4%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	10.7%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Red River County	Ward County
Population	12,171 → 11,621 (-4.5%)	11,658 → 11,255 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$39,142 → $46,912 (+19.9%)	$62,986 → $71,719 (+13.9%)
Median home value	$71,100 → $133,800 (+88.2%)	$86,800 → $138,800 (+59.9%)
Median gross rent	$598 → $902 (+50.8%)	$899 → $939 (+4.4%)

Red River County

Population

12,17111,621

Median household income

$39,142$46,912

Median home value

$71,100$133,800

Median gross rent

$598$902

Ward County

Population

11,65811,255

Median household income

$62,986$71,719

Median home value

$86,800$138,800

Median gross rent

$899$939

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Red River County	Ward County
Under 5	6.8%	7.6%
5 to 17	13.4%	21.5%
18 to 24	6.2%	7.6%
25 to 34	9.1%	13.4%
35 to 44	10.4%	14.6%
45 to 54	13.9%	10.8%
55 to 64	14.7%	10.6%
65 to 74	14.6%	7.3%
75 and over	11.0%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Red River County	Ward County
White (non-Hispanic)	73.6%	37.5%
Black or African American	16.4%	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	55.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Red River County	Ward County
No high school diploma	12.9%	19.0%
High school graduate	40.1%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Red River County	Ward County
Drove alone	74.0%	85.6%
Carpooled	11.9%	12.1%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	1.2%
Other means	1.6%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Red River County	Ward County
1-unit, detached	75.5%	70.3%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	3.5%
20 or more units	1.4%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	14.5%	18.2%

Poverty & households

	Red River County	Ward County
Poverty rate	20.9%	14.6%
Average household size	2.29	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	30	21
Median year structure built	1981	1971