Terry County vs Ward County

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

Terry 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.

Terry County has the higher population (11,699 vs 11,255 in Ward County). Ward County has the higher median household income ($71,719 vs $45,905 in Terry County). Ward County has the higher median home value ($138,800 vs $111,200 in Terry County).

Population, income & housing

	Terry County	Ward County
Population	11,699	11,255
Median age	35.7 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$45,905	$71,719
Median home value	$111,200	$138,800
Median gross rent	$813	$939
Housing units	4,796	5,137
Homeownership rate	64.8%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.0%	10.7%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Terry County	Ward County
Population	12,528 → 11,699 (-6.6%)	11,658 → 11,255 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$44,627 → $45,905 (+2.9%)	$62,986 → $71,719 (+13.9%)
Median home value	$76,500 → $111,200 (+45.4%)	$86,800 → $138,800 (+59.9%)
Median gross rent	$701 → $813 (+16.0%)	$899 → $939 (+4.4%)

Terry County

Population

12,52811,699

Median household income

$44,627$45,905

Median home value

$76,500$111,200

Median gross rent

$701$813

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)

	Terry County	Ward County
Under 5	7.3%	7.6%
5 to 17	20.8%	21.5%
18 to 24	8.8%	7.6%
25 to 34	11.6%	13.4%
35 to 44	14.8%	14.6%
45 to 54	10.3%	10.8%
55 to 64	11.4%	10.6%
65 to 74	8.5%	7.3%
75 and over	6.6%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Terry County	Ward County
White (non-Hispanic)	38.3%	37.5%
Black or African American	3.9%	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	56.2%	55.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Terry County	Ward County
No high school diploma	22.3%	19.0%
High school graduate	35.2%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Terry County	Ward County
Drove alone	80.3%	85.6%
Carpooled	13.5%	12.1%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	1.2%
Other means	0.4%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Terry County	Ward County
1-unit, detached	84.5%	70.3%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	3.5%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	9.5%	18.2%

Poverty & households

	Terry County	Ward County
Poverty rate	21.8%	14.6%
Average household size	2.56	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	1967	1971