Castro County, TX

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2024 Population

7,344

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

34.5

1.15% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

19.2%

37.5% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$56,776

10.6% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$95,000

0.105% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

3,343

4.05% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Castro 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.

86.5% of the residents in Castro County, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Castro County, TX was $95,000, and the homeownership rate was 63.6%.

Most people in Castro County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Castro County, TX was 1 car per household.

Castro County, TX borders Deaf Smith County, TX, Hale County, TX, Lamb County, TX, Parmer County, TX, Randall County, TX, and Swisher County, TX.

United States Texas

Population & Diversity

Castro County, TX is home to a population of 7.34k people, from which 86.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 17.4% of Castro County, TX residents were born outside of the country (1.28k people).

In 2024, there were 1.39 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (3.02k people) in Castro County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.18k White (Non-Hispanic) and 945 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

86.5%

2024 Citizenship

87.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 86.5% of Castro County, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Castro County, TX was 87.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Castro County, TX

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
3.02k ± 508
White (Non-Hispanic)
2.18k ± 46
Other (Hispanic)
945 ± 428

65.6%

Hispanic Population

4.82k people

65.6% of the people in Castro County, TX are hispanic (4.82k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Castro 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
2,408,340 ± 36,549 people
India
354,317 ± 14,528 people
El Salvador
223,512 ± 11,564 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.

Foreign-Born Population

17.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.28k people

16.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.23k people

As of 2024, 17.4% of Castro County, TX residents (1.28k 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 Castro County, TX was 16.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
264 ± 86
Gulf War (2001-)
90 ± 69
Gulf War (1990s)
7 ± 24

Castro County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.93 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Castro County, TX employs 3.34k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Castro County, TX were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (778 people), Retail Trade (449 people), and Educational Services (426 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($65,625), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($58,113), and Construction ($54,444).

Employment

Occupations

3.34k

2024 Value

± 406

−4.05%

1 Year decline

± 17.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Castro County, TX declined at a rate of −4.05%, from 3.48k employees to 3.34k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Castro County, TX, are Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (516 people), Management Occupations (432 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (337 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Castro 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

3.34k

2024 Value

± 406

−4.05%

1 Year decline

± 17.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Castro County, TX declined at a rate of −4.05%, from 3.48k employees to 3.34k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Castro County, TX, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (778 people), Retail Trade (449 people), and Educational Services (426 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Castro County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Castro County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$39,444

Median earning men ± $6,121

$35,504

Median earning women ± $8,033

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($61,429), Manufacturing ($54,479), and Construction ($54,444).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,069), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($58,382), and Public Administration ($49,286).

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

17
Other Services (except Public Administration)
16
Transportation and Warehousing
10
Retail Trade

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

$25.2k
Transportation and Warehousing
$7.86k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$7.79k
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 Castro 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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Castro County, TX was $95,000 in 2024, which is 0.286 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $94,900 to $95,000, a 0.105% increase. The homeownership rate in Castro County, TX is 63.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Castro County, TX have an average commute time of 15.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Castro County, TX is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

In 2025, 14.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Castro County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.6%.

Housing

Property

$95,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$31,479

$1,534

Median Property Taxes

±$231

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 Castro County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

63.6%

Homeownership

2024

57.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 63.6% of the housing units in Castro County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 69.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Castro 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.

$56,776

Median Household Income

± $10,779

2.41k

Number of Households

± 324

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.41k households in Castro County, TX declined from $56,776 from the previous year's value of $63,485.

The following chart displays the households in Castro 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 Castro County, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2024 Wage GINI in Texas

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less 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 (68.1%)
Carpooled (27.2%)
Worked At Home (3.22%)

In 2024, 68.1% of workers in Castro County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (27.2%) and those who worked at home (3.22%).

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

15.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Castro County, TX have a shorter commute time (15.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.12% of the workforce in Castro County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Castro County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Castro County, TX have 1 car.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 14.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Castro County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.6%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

19.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Castro County, TX (1.39k out of 7.24k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 18 - 24.

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

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, 21.7% of the children was living in poverty in Castro County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 9.2%.

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 109 in Castro County, TX. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 45.5 per 100,000 population.

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

Health

77.8% of the population of Castro County, TX has health coverage, with 38% on employee plans, 20.2% on Medicaid, 10.2% on Medicare, 8.45% on non-group plans, and 1.01% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Castro County, TX see 3,687 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,687 patients). Compare this to dentists who see null patients per year, and mental health providers who see 7227 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.8% were men and 49.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,687 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Castro County, TX

Primary care physicians in Castro County, TX see an average of 3,687 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,687 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 32.4% under 18 years, 18.8% between 18 and 34 years, 30.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.8% were men and 49.2% were women.

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

Uninsured People

22.2%

Uninsured

38%

Employer Coverage

20.2%

Medicaid

10.2%

Medicare

8.45%

Non-Group

1.01%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Castro County, TX grew by 3.32% from 21.4% to 22.2%.

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