Parmer County, Texas

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 9,752
Median household income: $68,164
Median home value: $127,300

Home to 9,752 residents, Parmer County is one of Texas's counties. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $68,164 runs below the Texas figure of $76,292.

Between 2019 and 2023, Parmer County's population held roughly steady from 9,718 to 9,752, while its median household income rose 23.1% from $55,359 to $68,164.

82.1% of workers drive to work alone. 83.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,752
Median age: 36.2 yrs
Median household income: $68,164
Median home value: $127,300
Median gross rent: $1,015
Housing units: 3,753
Homeownership rate: 68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,7189,752

Median household income

$55,359$68,164

Median home value

$97,600$127,300

Median gross rent

$717$1,015

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,718	$55,359	$97,600	$717
2020	9,639	$58,558	$110,000	$740
2021	9,874	$62,885	$106,400	$826
2022	9,809	$65,575	$134,300	$839
2023	9,752	$68,164	$127,300	$1,015

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1720.9%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 549.2%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	721	7.4%
5 to 17	2,036	20.9%
18 to 24	825	8.5%
25 to 34	1,220	12.5%
35 to 44	1,409	14.4%
45 to 54	900	9.2%
55 to 64	1,178	12.1%
65 to 74	952	9.8%
75 and over	511	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,027	31.0%
Black or African American	35	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	9	0.1%
Two or more races	230	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,446	66.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma27.3%

High school graduate28.1%

Some college or associate's27.9%

Bachelor's degree12.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,683	27.3%
High school graduate	1,736	28.1%
Some college or associate's	1,721	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	771	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	259	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone82.1%

Carpooled13.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.3%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,844	82.1%
Carpooled	640	13.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	21	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	108	2.3%
Other means	70	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,055	44.9%
15 to 29 min	1,508	33.0%
30 to 44 min	719	15.7%
45 to 59 min	108	2.4%
60+ min	185	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.04
Poverty rate: 9.6% (931 of 9,659)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,573	80.8%
Nonfamily households	610	19.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,183	84.8%
Vacant	570	15.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,178	68.4%
Renter-occupied	1,005	31.6%

1-unit, detached83.6%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units4.8%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other8.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,138	83.6%
1-unit, attached	62	1.7%
2 to 4 units	60	1.6%
5 to 19 units	182	4.8%
20 or more units	11	0.3%
Mobile home & other	300	8.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 48369
State: Texas
Land area: 881 sq mi
Water area: 4.38 sq mi
Center point: 34.5322, -102.7849

Cities & places

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