Scurry County, Texas

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 16,633
Median household income: $62,689
Median home value: $110,800

Home to 16,633 residents, Scurry County is one of Texas's counties. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. At $62,689, its median household income sits below Texas's $76,292.

Between 2019 and 2023, Scurry County's population declined 2.7% from 17,096 to 16,633, while its median household income rose 15.4% from $54,326 to $62,689.

82.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1968.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,633
Median age: 36.4 yrs
Median household income: $62,689
Median home value: $110,800
Median gross rent: $913
Housing units: 6,896
Homeownership rate: 77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,09616,633

Median household income

$54,326$62,689

Median home value

$85,500$110,800

Median gross rent

$761$913

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,096	$54,326	$85,500	$761
2020	16,918	$50,277	$87,600	$757
2021	16,985	$53,376	$94,900	$795
2022	16,883	$58,932	$109,400	$1,025
2023	16,633	$62,689	$110,800	$913

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1719.0%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,049	6.3%
5 to 17	3,161	19.0%
18 to 24	1,530	9.2%
25 to 34	2,462	14.8%
35 to 44	2,179	13.1%
45 to 54	1,699	10.2%
55 to 64	1,993	12.0%
65 to 74	1,542	9.3%
75 and over	1,018	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,256	49.6%
Black or African American	445	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	206	1.2%
Asian	104	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	123	0.7%
Two or more races	410	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,089	42.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.8%

High school graduate31.7%

Some college or associate's35.6%

Bachelor's degree13.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,614	14.8%
High school graduate	3,455	31.7%
Some college or associate's	3,876	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,464	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	484	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone81.4%

Carpooled11.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.7%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,524	81.4%
Carpooled	771	11.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	182	2.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	253	3.7%
Other means	60	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,026	61.6%
15 to 29 min	1,476	22.6%
30 to 44 min	395	6.0%
45 to 59 min	101	1.5%
60+ min	539	8.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 9.8% (1,411 of 14,418)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,686	62.1%
Nonfamily households	2,245	37.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,931	86.0%
Vacant	965	14.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,571	77.1%
Renter-occupied	1,360	22.9%

1-unit, detached82.5%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other6.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,686	82.5%
1-unit, attached	62	0.9%
2 to 4 units	486	7.0%
5 to 19 units	127	1.8%
20 or more units	87	1.3%
Mobile home & other	448	6.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 48415
State: Texas
Land area: 905 sq mi
Water area: 2.1 sq mi
Center point: 32.7444, -100.9133

Cities & places

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