Terry County, Texas

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 11,699
Median household income: $45,905
Median home value: $111,200

Terry County is a county in Texas with a population of 11,699. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $45,905 runs below the Texas figure of $76,292.

From 2019 to 2023, Terry County's population declined 6.6% from 12,528 to 11,699, while its median household income rose 2.9% from $44,627 to $45,905.

Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 56.2% of the population. 80.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,699
Median age: 35.7 yrs
Median household income: $45,905
Median home value: $111,200
Median gross rent: $813
Housing units: 4,796
Homeownership rate: 64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,52811,699

Median household income

$44,627$45,905

Median home value

$76,500$111,200

Median gross rent

$701$813

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,528	$44,627	$76,500	$701
2020	12,408	$44,052	$78,500	$698
2021	11,937	$47,734	$85,200	$728
2022	11,816	$42,694	$105,500	$763
2023	11,699	$45,905	$111,200	$813

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1720.8%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	855	7.3%
5 to 17	2,433	20.8%
18 to 24	1,024	8.8%
25 to 34	1,356	11.6%
35 to 44	1,728	14.8%
45 to 54	1,206	10.3%
55 to 64	1,330	11.4%
65 to 74	991	8.5%
75 and over	776	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,481	38.3%
Black or African American	461	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	38	0.3%
Asian	20	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	125	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,574	56.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.3%

High school graduate35.2%

Some college or associate's31.6%

Bachelor's degree7.4%

Graduate or professional degree3.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,644	22.3%
High school graduate	2,601	35.2%
Some college or associate's	2,332	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	547	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	263	3.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone80.3%

Carpooled13.5%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,865	80.3%
Carpooled	648	13.5%
Public transit	5	0.1%
Walked	13	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	262	5.4%
Other means	19	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,475	54.4%
15 to 29 min	709	15.6%
30 to 44 min	770	16.9%
45 to 59 min	377	8.3%
60+ min	219	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 21.8% (2,381 of 10,898)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,833	66.3%
Nonfamily households	1,438	33.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,271	89.1%
Vacant	525	10.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,767	64.8%
Renter-occupied	1,504	35.2%

1-unit, detached84.5%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units0.3%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other9.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,053	84.5%
1-unit, attached	74	1.5%
2 to 4 units	15	0.3%
5 to 19 units	101	2.1%
20 or more units	97	2.0%
Mobile home & other	456	9.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 48445
State: Texas
Land area: 889 sq mi
Water area: 2.09 sq mi
Center point: 33.1712, -102.3393

Cities & places

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