Deaf Smith County, Texas

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 18,487
Median household income: $54,114
Median home value: $116,000

Deaf Smith County is a county in Texas with a population of 18,487. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $54,114 is below the Texas median ($76,292).

From 2019 to 2023, Deaf Smith County's population declined 1.3% from 18,736 to 18,487, while its median household income rose 8.9% from $49,701 to $54,114.

The median resident is 31.4 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 22.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,487
Median age: 31.4 yrs
Median household income: $54,114
Median home value: $116,000
Median gross rent: $919
Housing units: 6,993
Homeownership rate: 65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,73618,487

Median household income

$49,701$54,114

Median home value

$91,100$116,000

Median gross rent

$788$919

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,736	$49,701	$91,100	$788
2020	18,617	$49,790	$91,800	$766
2021	18,675	$49,611	$91,700	$758
2022	18,585	$51,942	$107,500	$842
2023	18,487	$54,114	$116,000	$919

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.0%

5 to 1722.2%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,656	9.0%
5 to 17	4,104	22.2%
18 to 24	1,958	10.6%
25 to 34	2,447	13.2%
35 to 44	2,133	11.5%
45 to 54	1,923	10.4%
55 to 64	1,805	9.8%
65 to 74	1,545	8.4%
75 and over	916	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,038	21.8%
Black or African American	148	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	190	1.0%
Asian	8	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	103	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14,000	75.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma28.6%

High school graduate41.0%

Some college or associate's18.6%

Bachelor's degree8.2%

Graduate or professional degree3.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,079	28.6%
High school graduate	4,413	41.0%
Some college or associate's	2,004	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	886	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	387	3.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone79.2%

Carpooled13.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.3%

Other means4.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,480	79.2%
Carpooled	1,061	13.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	48	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	267	3.3%
Other means	326	4.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,466	56.4%
15 to 29 min	1,998	25.2%
30 to 44 min	834	10.5%
45 to 59 min	272	3.4%
60+ min	345	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.06
Poverty rate: 15.8% (2,883 of 18,220)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,421	74.0%
Nonfamily households	1,552	26.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,973	85.4%
Vacant	1,020	14.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,938	65.9%
Renter-occupied	2,035	34.1%

1-unit, detached80.3%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other7.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,616	80.3%
1-unit, attached	55	0.8%
2 to 4 units	389	5.6%
5 to 19 units	296	4.2%
20 or more units	116	1.7%
Mobile home & other	521	7.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 48117
State: Texas
Land area: 1,497 sq mi
Water area: 1.52 sq mi
Center point: 34.9408, -102.6076