Scurry County, TX

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2024 Population

16,488

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

36.9

1.37% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

11.6%

18.5% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$60,039

4.23% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$113,800

2.71% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

6,726

1.51% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Scurry County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97% of the residents in Scurry County, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Scurry County, TX are Western Texas College (399 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Scurry County, TX was $113,800, and the homeownership rate was 76.8%.

Most people in Scurry County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Scurry County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Scurry County, TX borders Borden County, TX, Fisher County, TX, Garza County, TX, Kent County, TX, Mitchell County, TX, and Nolan County, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Scurry County, TX is home to a population of 16.5k people, from which 97% are citizens. As of 2024, 6.13% of Scurry County, TX residents were born outside of the country (1.01k people).

In 2024, there were 3.16 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.08k people) in Scurry County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.55k White (Hispanic) and 2.23k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97%

2024 Citizenship

97.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97% of Scurry County, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Scurry County, TX was 97.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Scurry County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Scurry County, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
8.08k ± 137
White (Hispanic)
2.55k ± 609
Other (Hispanic)
2.23k ± 789

43.3%

Hispanic Population

7.15k people

43.3% of the people in Scurry County, TX are hispanic (7.15k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Scurry County, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
India
325,248 ± 13,925 people
El Salvador
221,729 ± 11,517 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,397,739 Texas residents, followed by India with 325,248 and El Salvador with 221,729.

Foreign-Born Population

6.13%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.01k people

4.67%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

777 people

As of 2024, 6.13% of Scurry County, TX residents (1.01k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Scurry County, TX was 4.67%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Scurry County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
261 ± 152
Vietnam
232 ± 143
Gulf War (2001-)
218 ± 132

Scurry County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.13 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Scurry County, TX.

Economy

The economy of Scurry County, TX employs 6.73k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Scurry County, TX were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (918 people), Educational Services (764 people), and Retail Trade (699 people), and the highest paying industries were Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($99,007), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($98,327), and Finance & Insurance ($90,000).

Employment

Occupations

6.73k

2024 Value

± 753

−1.51%

1 Year decline

± 16%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Scurry County, TX declined at a rate of −1.51%, from 6.83k employees to 6.73k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Scurry County, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (972 people), Management Occupations (732 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (616 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Scurry County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

6.73k

2024 Value

± 753

−1.51%

1 Year decline

± 16%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Scurry County, TX declined at a rate of −1.51%, from 6.83k employees to 6.73k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Scurry County, TX, are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (918 people), Educational Services (764 people), and Retail Trade (699 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Scurry County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Scurry County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,472

Median earning men ± $3,219

$29,834

Median earning women ± $2,543

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($99,136), Other Services Except Public Administration ($85,572), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,222).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($63,226), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($59,135), and Construction ($53,929).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

31
Other Services (except Public Administration)
22
Retail Trade
21
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$47.9k
Transportation and Warehousing
$43.9k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
$28k
Wholesale Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Scurry County, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (42.5%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.726%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Scurry County, TX awarded 399 degrees. The student population of Scurry County, TX in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 701 male students and 733 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Scurry County, TX are Hispanic or Latino (167 and 45.8%), White (158 and 43.3%), Black or African American (27 and 7.4%), and Two or More Races (8 and 2.19%).

The largest universities in Scurry County, TX by number of degrees awarded are Western Texas College (399 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Scurry County, TX are Liberal Arts & Sciences (145 and 36.3%), Plant Nursery Operations & Management (51 and 12.8%), and Welding Technology (36 and 9.02%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,434 students enrolled in Scurry County, TX, 48.9% men and 51.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 650 records, of which 50.6% were women and 49.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
145 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
22 degrees awarded
General Health & Physical Education
12 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Scurry County, TX was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 145 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Scurry County, TX according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Western Texas College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

399 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Western Texas College with 399 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 268 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Scurry County, TX, which is 2.05 times more than the 131 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 167 degrees mean that there were 1.06 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 158 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($3,510) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,320) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,558) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Scurry County, TX was $113,800 in 2024, which is 0.342 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $110,800 to $113,800, a 2.71% increase. The homeownership rate in Scurry County, TX is 76.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Scurry County, TX have an average commute time of 20.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Scurry County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 12.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Scurry County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.88%.

Housing

Property

$113,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$17,969

$4,514

Median Property Taxes

±$577

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Scurry County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Scurry County, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

76.8%

Homeownership

2024

57.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 76.8% of the housing units in Scurry County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 77.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Scurry County, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$60,039

Median Household Income

± $7,010

5.88k

Number of Households

± 664

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.88k households in Scurry County, TX declined from $60,039 from the previous year's value of $62,689.

The following chart displays the households in Scurry County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Scurry County, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2023, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.208% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (79.2%)
Carpooled (12.6%)
Worked At Home (4.33%)

In 2024, 79.2% of workers in Scurry County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.6%) and those who worked at home (4.33%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Scurry County, TX have a shorter commute time (20.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.99% of the workforce in Scurry County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Scurry County, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Scurry County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Scurry County, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 12.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Scurry County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.88%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

11.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Scurry County, TX (1.69k out of 14.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Scurry County, TX is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 21.3% of the children was living in poverty in Scurry County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.1%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 298 in Scurry County, TX. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 396 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

83.2% of the population of Scurry County, TX has health coverage, with 46.8% on employee plans, 12.1% on Medicaid, 13.3% on Medicare, 10.7% on non-group plans, and 0.336% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Scurry County, TX see 1,682 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,682 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1854 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1801 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.4% were men and 52.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,682 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Scurry County, TX

Primary care physicians in Scurry County, TX see an average of 1,682 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,682 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Scurry County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29% under 18 years, 20.6% between 18 and 34 years, 34.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 16% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.4% were men and 52.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

16.8%

Uninsured

46.8%

Employer Coverage

12.1%

Medicaid

13.3%

Medicare

10.7%

Non-Group

0.336%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Scurry County, TX declined by 11.7% from 19% to 16.8%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Scurry County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 59.2 in Scurry County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Scurry County, TX.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 39.1% in Scurry County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Scurry County, TX.