Crockett County, TX

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2024 Population

2,822

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

42.6

0.699% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

9.32%

186% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$81,022

0.877% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$140,000

22.8% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

1,353

5.52% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Crockett 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.

93.6% of the residents in Crockett County, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Crockett County, TX was $140,000, and the homeownership rate was 73.7%.

Most people in Crockett County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Crockett County, TX was 3 cars per household.

Crockett County, TX borders Crane County, TX, Irion County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Reagan County, TX, Schleicher County, TX, Sutton County, TX, Terrell County, TX, Upton County, TX, and Val Verde County, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Crockett County, TX is home to a population of 2.82k people, from which 93.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 17.5% of Crockett County, TX residents were born outside of the country (494 people).

In 2024, there were 1.48 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (1.38k people) in Crockett County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 927 White (Non-Hispanic) and 507 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.6%

2024 Citizenship

91.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.6% of Crockett County, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Crockett County, TX was 91.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Crockett County, TX

Other (Hispanic)
1.38k ± 472
White (Non-Hispanic)
927 ± 337
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
507 ± 445

66.8%

Hispanic Population

1.89k people

66.8% of the people in Crockett County, TX are hispanic (1.89k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Crockett 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

17.5%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

494 people

12.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

356 people

As of 2024, 17.5% of Crockett County, TX residents (494 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 Crockett County, TX was 12.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

61 ± 60

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

Economy

The economy of Crockett County, TX employs 1.35k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Crockett County, TX were Educational Services (417 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (269 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (223 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($71,250), Transportation & Warehousing ($71,250), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($47,279).

Employment

Occupations

1.35k

2024 Value

± 403

−5.52%

1 Year decline

± 42.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Crockett County, TX declined at a rate of −5.52%, from 1.43k employees to 1.35k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Crockett County, TX, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (294 people), Management Occupations (244 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (187 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Crockett 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

1.35k

2024 Value

± 403

−5.52%

1 Year decline

± 42.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Crockett County, TX declined at a rate of −5.52%, from 1.43k employees to 1.35k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Crockett County, TX, are Educational Services (417 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (269 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (223 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Crockett County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Crockett County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$62,292

Median earning men ± $40,036

$29,771

Median earning women ± $7,774

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($47,279).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($70,811) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($22,271).

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

10
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
8
Retail Trade
8
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

$6.88k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
$3.79k
Transportation and Warehousing
$3.11k
Accommodation and Food Services

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 Crockett 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 Crockett County, TX was $140,000 in 2023, which is 0.421 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $181,300 to $140,000, a 22.8% decrease. The homeownership rate in Crockett County, TX is 73.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Crockett County, TX have an average commute time of 20.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Crockett County, TX is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

In 2025, 7.72% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Crockett County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 5.38%.

Housing

Property

$140,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$62,347

$903

Median Property Taxes

±$258

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

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

Rent vs Own

73.7%

Homeownership

2024

71.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 73.7% of the housing units in Crockett County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 74.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Crockett 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.

$81,022

Median Household Income

± $32,122

1.23k

Number of Households

± 379

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.23k households in Crockett County, TX declined from $81,022 from the previous year's value of $81,739.

The following chart displays the households in Crockett 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 Crockett 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 (81.1%)
Carpooled (7.61%)
Worked At Home (7.24%)

In 2024, 81.1% of workers in Crockett County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.61%) and those who worked at home (7.24%).

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 Crockett County, TX have a shorter commute time (20.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 8.92% of the workforce in Crockett County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Crockett County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Crockett County, TX have 3 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 7.72% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Crockett County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 5.38%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

9.32% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Crockett County, TX (258 out of 2.77k 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 Males 55 - 64, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Crockett 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, 21.1% of the children was living in poverty in Crockett County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.1%.

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 132 in Crockett County, TX. From 2017 to 2022, the indicator declined 49.1 per 100,000 population.

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

Health

97.7% of the population of Crockett County, TX has health coverage, with 72.3% on employee plans, 7.63% on Medicaid, 14.5% on Medicare, 3.32% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Crockett County, TX see 1,534 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,534 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2943 patients per year, and mental health providers who see null patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 57% were men and 43% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,534 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Crockett County, TX

Primary care physicians in Crockett County, TX see an average of 1,534 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,534 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27% under 18 years, 18.4% between 18 and 34 years, 36.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 57% were men and 43% were women.

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

Uninsured People

2.28%

Uninsured

72.3%

Employer Coverage

7.63%

Medicaid

14.5%

Medicare

3.32%

Non-Group

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Crockett County, TX declined by 83% from 13.4% to 2.28%.

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