Matador

Population: 727
Median household income: $73,417
Median home value: $86,300

Matador is a community in Motley County, Texas, home to 727 residents. At $73,417, its median household income sits above Motley County's $62,857.

From 2019 to 2023, Matador's population declined 9.0% from 799 to 727, while its median home value rose 48.8% from $58,000 to $86,300.

The typical home was built around 1953. 7.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 727
Median age: 44.1 yrs
Median household income: $73,417
Median home value: $86,300
Median gross rent: $580
Housing units: 408
Homeownership rate: 80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

799727

Median household income

$46,250$73,417

Median home value

$58,000$86,300

Median gross rent

$629$580

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	799	$46,250	$58,000	$629
2020	808	$51,823	$71,300	$643
2021	795	$61,406	$57,400	$667
2022	747	$70,132	$90,000	$706
2023	727	$73,417	$86,300	$580

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

Age distribution

Under 510.7%

5 to 1711.3%

18 to 2411.3%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 449.2%

45 to 548.4%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 7414.3%

75 and over12.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	78	10.7%
5 to 17	82	11.3%
18 to 24	82	11.3%
25 to 34	72	9.9%
35 to 44	67	9.2%
45 to 54	61	8.4%
55 to 64	92	12.7%
65 to 74	104	14.3%
75 and over	89	12.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	608	83.6%
Black or African American	33	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	1.1%
Two or more races	21	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	53	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.7%

High school graduate31.3%

Some college or associate's34.0%

Bachelor's degree13.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	76	15.7%
High school graduate	152	31.3%
Some college or associate's	165	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	66	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	26	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone76.7%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked9.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	264	76.7%
Carpooled	26	7.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	32	9.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	22	6.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	209	64.9%
15 to 29 min	55	17.1%
30 to 44 min	16	5.0%
45 to 59 min	3	0.9%
60+ min	39	12.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.68
Poverty rate: 7.8% (57 of 727)

	Count	Share
Family households	145	53.5%
Nonfamily households	126	46.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	271	66.4%
Vacant	137	33.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	217	80.1%
Renter-occupied	54	19.9%

1-unit, detached87.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.2%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	356	87.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9	2.2%
5 to 19 units	8	2.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	35	8.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4847004
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.3 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.0151, -100.8211

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