Tulia

Population: 4,451
Median household income: $32,299
Median home value: $87,300

Tulia, a community in Swisher County, Texas, has 4,451 residents. The median household income of $32,299 is below the Swisher County median ($39,031).

Between 2019 and 2023, Tulia's population declined 5.1% from 4,690 to 4,451, while its median home value rose 14.3% from $76,400 to $87,300.

The median resident is 35.9 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,451
Median age: 35.9 yrs
Median household income: $32,299
Median home value: $87,300
Median gross rent: $712
Housing units: 1,924
Homeownership rate: 59.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,6904,451

Median household income

$32,242$32,299

Median home value

$76,400$87,300

Median gross rent

$669$712

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,690	$32,242	$76,400	$669
2020	4,663	$30,500	$73,200	$549
2021	4,501	$33,767	$71,000	$656
2022	4,430	$29,408	$79,000	$739
2023	4,451	$32,299	$87,300	$712

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 2414.8%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	273	6.1%
5 to 17	754	16.9%
18 to 24	658	14.8%
25 to 34	486	10.9%
35 to 44	486	10.9%
45 to 54	492	11.1%
55 to 64	472	10.6%
65 to 74	533	12.0%
75 and over	297	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,509	33.9%
Black or African American	421	9.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	28	0.6%
Asian	6	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	156	3.5%
Two or more races	112	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,219	49.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.4%

High school graduate42.9%

Some college or associate's15.3%

Bachelor's degree18.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	563	20.4%
High school graduate	1,186	42.9%
Some college or associate's	422	15.3%
Bachelor's degree	497	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	98	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone79.6%

Carpooled17.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,428	79.6%
Carpooled	307	17.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	47	2.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	0.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,089	61.1%
15 to 29 min	178	10.0%
30 to 44 min	223	12.5%
45 to 59 min	110	6.2%
60+ min	182	10.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 32.9% (1,354 of 4,112)

	Count	Share
Family households	848	51.3%
Nonfamily households	804	48.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,652	85.9%
Vacant	272	14.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	978	59.2%
Renter-occupied	674	40.8%

1-unit, detached84.8%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units8.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other3.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,631	84.8%
1-unit, attached	59	3.1%
2 to 4 units	159	8.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	7	0.4%
Mobile home & other	68	3.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4873868
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.56 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 34.5379, -101.7744