Shackelford County vs Upton County

A side-by-side comparison of Shackelford County and Upton County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Upton County has the higher population (3,227 vs 3,169 in Shackelford County). Shackelford County has the higher median household income ($64,659 vs $52,321 in Upton County). Shackelford County has the higher median home value ($176,900 vs $106,300 in Upton County).

Population, income & housing

	Shackelford County	Upton County
Population	3,169	3,227
Median age	43.9 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$64,659	$52,321
Median home value	$176,900	$106,300
Median gross rent	$485	$689
Housing units	1,572	1,629
Homeownership rate	81.9%	75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.6%	8.8%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shackelford County	Upton County
Population	3,296 → 3,169 (-3.9%)	3,659 → 3,227 (-11.8%)
Median household income	$46,935 → $64,659 (+37.8%)	$52,171 → $52,321 (+0.3%)
Median home value	$91,400 → $176,900 (+93.5%)	$66,900 → $106,300 (+58.9%)
Median gross rent	$758 → $485 (-36.0%)	$717 → $689 (-3.9%)

Shackelford County

Population

3,2963,169

Median household income

$46,935$64,659

Median home value

$91,400$176,900

Median gross rent

$758$485

Upton County

Population

3,6593,227

Median household income

$52,171$52,321

Median home value

$66,900$106,300

Median gross rent

$717$689

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Shackelford County	Upton County
Under 5	5.4%	2.2%
5 to 17	17.2%	20.3%
18 to 24	7.9%	8.5%
25 to 34	9.4%	8.3%
35 to 44	11.9%	16.4%
45 to 54	11.1%	11.8%
55 to 64	16.9%	13.9%
65 to 74	11.9%	12.4%
75 and over	8.4%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shackelford County	Upton County
White (non-Hispanic)	82.5%	41.6%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.2%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	12.7%	56.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shackelford County	Upton County
No high school diploma	7.6%	18.5%
High school graduate	25.2%	45.8%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	27.9%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shackelford County	Upton County
Drove alone	77.2%	83.8%
Carpooled	8.5%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	5.2%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shackelford County	Upton County
1-unit, detached	81.3%	77.9%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.5%	17.1%

Poverty & households

	Shackelford County	Upton County
Poverty rate	11.6%	17.1%
Average household size	2.35	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1974	1965