Garza County, TX

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2024 Population

5,118

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

35.4

7.81% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

8.42%

40% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$46,314

8.37% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$77,800

1.89% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

1,698

3.14% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Garza 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.

90.6% of the residents in Garza County, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Garza County, TX was $77,800, and the homeownership rate was 70.5%.

Most people in Garza County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24 minutes. The average car ownership in Garza County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Garza County, TX borders Borden County, TX, Crosby County, TX, Dickens County, TX, Kent County, TX, Lubbock County, TX, Lynn County, TX, and Scurry County, TX.

United States Texas

Population & Diversity

Garza County, TX is home to a population of 5.12k people, from which 90.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 12.4% of Garza County, TX residents were born outside of the country (634 people).

In 2024, there were 1.77 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.89k people) in Garza County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.07k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 625 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.6%

2024 Citizenship

85.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90.6% of Garza County, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Garza County, TX was 85.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Garza County, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.89k ± 263
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.07k ± 314
Other (Hispanic)
625 ± 313

49.5%

Hispanic Population

2.53k people

49.5% of the people in Garza County, TX are hispanic (2.53k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Garza 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

12.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

634 people

16.6%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

901 people

As of 2024, 12.4% of Garza County, TX residents (634 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 Garza County, TX was 16.6%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
151 ± 74
Gulf War (1990s)
52 ± 56
Korea
24 ± 34

Garza County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.9 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Garza County, TX employs 1.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Garza County, TX were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (246 people), Public Administration (213 people), and Educational Services (181 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($75,385), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($73,162), and Transportation & Warehousing ($56,917).

Employment

Occupations

1.7k

2024 Value

± 349

−3.14%

1 Year decline

± 29.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Garza County, TX declined at a rate of −3.14%, from 1.75k employees to 1.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Garza County, TX, are Management Occupations (279 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (173 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (170 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Garza 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

1.7k

2024 Value

± 349

−3.14%

1 Year decline

± 29.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Garza County, TX declined at a rate of −3.14%, from 1.75k employees to 1.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Garza County, TX, are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (246 people), Public Administration (213 people), and Educational Services (181 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Garza County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Garza County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$41,120

Median earning men ± $4,987

$31,316

Median earning women ± $7,099

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($88,068), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($74,118), and Construction ($52,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,375), Public Administration ($32,976), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($29,844).

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

11
Other Services (except Public Administration)
8
Construction
8
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

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

$22.9k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
$12.8k
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
$8.09k
Construction

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 Garza 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 Garza County, TX was $77,800 in 2024, which is 0.234 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $79,300 to $77,800, a 1.89% decrease. The homeownership rate in Garza County, TX is 70.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Garza County, TX have an average commute time of 24 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Garza County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 8.21% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Garza County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.311%.

Housing

Property

$77,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$41,181

$1,032

Median Property Taxes

±$218

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

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

Rent vs Own

70.5%

Homeownership

2024

65.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 70.5% of the housing units in Garza County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Garza 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.

$46,314

Median Household Income

± $16,002

1.46k

Number of Households

± 278

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.46k households in Garza County, TX declined from $46,314 from the previous year's value of $50,545.

The following chart displays the households in Garza 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 Garza 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 (82.1%)
Carpooled (14.5%)
Walked (1.88%)

In 2024, 82.1% of workers in Garza County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.5%) and those who walked to work (1.88%).

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

24 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Garza County, TX have a shorter commute time (24 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.96% of the workforce in Garza County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Garza 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 Garza County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Garza County, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 8.21% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Garza County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.311%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

8.42% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Garza County, TX (315 out of 3.74k 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 6 - 11, followed by Males 75+ and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Garza County, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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, 26.8% of the children was living in poverty in Garza County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 4.3%.

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 118 in Garza County, TX. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 61.4 per 100,000 population.

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

Health

82% of the population of Garza County, TX has health coverage, with 36.5% on employee plans, 9.92% on Medicaid, 18% on Medicare, 17.4% on non-group plans, and 0.263% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Garza County, TX see 5,863 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (5,863 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3131 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 4517 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 54.2% were men and 45.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

5,863 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Garza County, TX

Primary care physicians in Garza County, TX see an average of 5,863 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (5,863 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.8% under 18 years, 29.7% between 18 and 34 years, 29.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 19% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 54.2% were men and 45.8% were women.

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

Uninsured People

18%

Uninsured

36.5%

Employer Coverage

9.92%

Medicaid

18%

Medicare

17.4%

Non-Group

0.263%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Garza County, TX grew by 4.75% from 17.2% to 18%.

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