Clarendon, TX

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,859
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
27.8
24.9% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
9%
25.8% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$57,250
5.16% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$103,300
10.2% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
671
2.91% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Clarendon, 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.

97.8% of the residents in Clarendon, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Clarendon, TX are Clarendon College (326 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Clarendon, TX was $103,300, and the homeownership rate was 61.3%.

Most people in Clarendon, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 13.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Clarendon, TX was 2 cars per household.

United StatesTexasDonley County, TXPanhandle Regional Planning Commission--Outside Potter & Randall Counties PUMA, TX

Population & Diversity

Clarendon, TX is home to a population of 1.86k people, from which 97.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 5.16% of Clarendon, TX residents were born outside of the country (96 people).

In 2024, there were 7.69 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.35k people) in Clarendon, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 175 White (Hispanic) and 168 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.8%
2024 Citizenship
97.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.8% of Clarendon, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Clarendon, TX was 97.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Clarendon, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.35k ± 165
  2. White (Hispanic)
    175 ± 96
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    168 ± 63
15.1%
Hispanic Population
280 people

In 2024, there were 7.69 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.35k people) in Clarendon, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 175 White (Hispanic) and 168 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

15.1% of the people in Clarendon, TX are hispanic (280 people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Texas.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
  2. India
    325,248 ± 13,925 people
  3. 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.

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Foreign-Born Population

5.16%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
96 people
5.42%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
97 people

As of 2024, 5.16% of Clarendon, TX residents (96 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 Clarendon, TX was 5.42%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    52 ± 55
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    13 ± 34

Clarendon, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Clarendon, TX employs 671 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Clarendon, TX were Educational Services (235 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (123 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (96 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($56,667), Public Administration ($51,116), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($39,375).

Employment

Occupations

671
2024 Value
± 161
2.91%
1 Year growth
± 34%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Clarendon, TX grew at a rate of 2.91%, from 652 employees to 671 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Clarendon, TX, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (121 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (95 people), and Management Occupations (83 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Clarendon, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

671
2024 Value
± 161
2.91%
1 Year growth
± 34%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Clarendon, TX grew at a rate of 2.91%, from 652 employees to 671 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Clarendon, TX, are Educational Services (235 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (123 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (96 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Clarendon, TX, though some of these residents may live in Clarendon, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$38,153
Median earning men ± $8,480
$37,738
Median earning women ± $20,019

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($86,000), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($38,750), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($33,958).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($51,071), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,182), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($7,365).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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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

Voting results are not available for Clarendon, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (42.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
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 Texas1
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.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Clarendon, TX awarded 326 degrees. The student population of Clarendon, TX in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 619 male students and 788 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Clarendon, TX are White (180 and 56.6%), Hispanic or Latino (78 and 24.5%), Unknown (27 and 8.49%), and Black or African American (22 and 6.92%).

The largest universities in Clarendon, TX by number of degrees awarded are Clarendon College (326 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Clarendon, TX are Hair Styling & Design (103 and 31.6%), General Studies (100 and 30.7%), and Welding Technology (34 and 10.4%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,407 students enrolled in Clarendon, TX, 44% men and 56% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 768 records, of which 55.2% were women and 44.8% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Hair Styling & Design
    103 degrees awarded
  2. Welding Technology
    34 degrees awarded
  3. Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training
    29 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Clarendon, TX was Hair Styling & Design with 103 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Clarendon, TX according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Clarendon College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
326 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Clarendon College with 326 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 111 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Clarendon, TX, which is 0.516 times less than the 215 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 180 degrees mean that there were 2.31 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 78 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($1,800) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($2,640) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,700) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Clarendon, TX was $103,300 in 2024, which is 0.31 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $93,700 to $103,300, a 10.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Clarendon, TX is 61.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Clarendon, TX have an average commute time of 13.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Clarendon, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$103,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$25,329
$388
Median Property Taxes
±$111

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 Clarendon, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

61.3%
Homeownership
2024
73.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 61.3% of the housing units in Clarendon, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 65.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$57,250
Median Household Income
± $13,274
633
Number of Households
± 140

In 2024, the median household income of the 633 households in Clarendon, TX grew to $57,250 from the previous year's value of $54,441.

The following chart displays the households in Clarendon, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Clarendon, 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (60.9%)
  2. Carpooled (22.3%)
  3. Worked At Home (10.3%)

In 2024, 60.9% of workers in Clarendon, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (22.3%) and those who worked at home (10.3%).

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.

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Commute Time

13.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Clarendon, TX have a shorter commute time (13.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Clarendon, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Clarendon, TX (133 out of 1.48k 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 Males 65 - 74 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Clarendon, TX is White, followed by Black 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.

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Health

83.6% of the population of Clarendon, TX has health coverage, with 49.3% on employee plans, 9.58% on Medicaid, 14.9% on Medicare, 6.8% on non-group plans, and 3.06% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 590 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.1% were men and 53.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.2% under 18 years, 27.1% between 18 and 34 years, 23.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.1% were men and 53.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

16.4%
Uninsured
49.3%
Employer Coverage
9.58%
Medicaid
14.9%
Medicare
6.8%
Non-Group
3.06%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Clarendon, TX grew by 21.7% from 13.5% to 16.4%.

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