Ward County, TX

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2023 Population

11,255

0.811% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

34.9

0.852% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

14.6%

6.89% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$71,719

1.34% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$138,800

17.9% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

5,162

0.998% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Ward County, TX had a population of 11.3k people with a median age of 34.9 and a median household income of $71,719. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Ward County, TX declined from 11,347 to 11,255, a −0.811% decrease and its median household income grew from $70,771 to $71,719, a 1.34% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Ward County, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (37.5%), White (Hispanic) (27%), Other (Hispanic) (15.9%), Two+ (Hispanic) (10%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (4.78%).

None of the households in Ward 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.

96.8% of the residents in Ward County, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Ward County, TX was $138,800, and the homeownership rate was 78.4%.

Most people in Ward County, TX N/A, and the average commute time was 21.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Ward County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Ward County, TX borders Crane County, TX, Ector County, TX, Loving County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Reeves County, TX, and Winkler County, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Ward County, TX is home to a population of 11.3k people, from which 96.8% are citizens. As of 2023, 7.77% of Ward County, TX residents were born outside of the country (874 people).

In 2023, there were 1.39 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.22k people) in Ward County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.04k White (Hispanic) and 1.79k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.8%

2023 Citizenship

96.6%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 96.8% of Ward County, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Ward County, TX was 96.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ward County, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.22k ± 25
White (Hispanic)
3.04k ± 543
Other (Hispanic)
1.79k ± 451

55.4%

Hispanic Population

6.24k people

55.4% of the people in Ward County, TX are hispanic (6.24k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Ward 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
2,430,315 ± 36,649 people
India
305,649 ± 13,502 people
El Salvador
224,600 ± 11,591 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,430,315 Texas residents, followed by India with 305,649 and El Salvador with 224,600.

Foreign-Born Population

7.77%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

874 people

7.14%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

810 people

As of 2023, 7.77% of Ward County, TX residents (874 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Ward County, TX was 7.14%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
185 ± 139
Vietnam
107 ± 69
Korea
66 ± 68

Ward County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.73 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Ward County, TX employs 5.16k people. The largest industries in Ward County, TX are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (749 people), Educational Services (696 people), and Manufacturing (490 people), and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing ($100,256), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($92,143), and Utilities ($90,877).

Males in Texas have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,213. The income inequality in Texas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.476, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

5.16k

2023 Value

± 548

0.998%

1 Year growth

± 14.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Ward County, TX grew at a rate of 0.998%, from 5.11k employees to 5.16k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ward County, TX, are Production Occupations (555 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (554 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (463 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ward County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

5.16k

2023 Value

± 548

0.998%

1 Year growth

± 14.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Ward County, TX grew at a rate of 0.998%, from 5.11k employees to 5.16k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ward County, TX, are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (749 people), Educational Services (696 people), and Manufacturing (490 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ward County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Ward County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$71,986

Median earning men ± $6,707

$32,083

Median earning women ± $7,728

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($95,000), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($92,250), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($88,159).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($77,500), Public Administration ($57,232), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($48,291).

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
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
17
Accommodation and Food Services
15
Transportation and Warehousing

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

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$125k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
$47.1k
Construction
$33.9k
Transportation and Warehousing

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Ward County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 79.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (18.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.714%).

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

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (79.8%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (18.8%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.714%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Ward County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 79.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (18.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.714%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Ward County, TX for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ward County, TX was $138,800 in 2023, which is 0.457 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $117,700 to $138,800, a 17.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Ward County, TX is 78.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Ward County, TX have an average commute time of 21.1 minutes, and they N/A. Car ownership in Ward County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Ward County, TX is $71,719. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Ward County, TX was Census Tract 9502 with a value of $90,167, followed by Census Tract 9501 and Census Tract 9503, with respective values of $73,474 and $55,640.

In 2023, 12.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Ward County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 4.94%.

Housing

Property

$138,800

Median Property Value 2023

±$18,877

$3,408

Median Property Taxes

±$398

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

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

Rent vs Own

78.4%

Homeownership

2023

68.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 78.4% of the housing units in Ward County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 80.4%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9502
Census Tract 9501
Census Tract 9503

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Ward County, TX was Census Tract 9502 with a value of $90,167, followed by Census Tract 9501 and Census Tract 9503, with respective values of $73,474 and $55,640.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Ward County, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$71,719

Median Household Income

± $10,492

4.35k

Number of Households

± 507

In 2023, the median household income of the 4.35k households in Ward County, TX grew to $71,719 from the previous year's value of $70,771.

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

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 1. 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

In N/A, N/A% of workers in Ward County, TX N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

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

21.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ward County, TX have a similar commute time (21.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (21.1 minutes). Additionally, 1.99% of the workforce in Ward County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 12.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Ward County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 4.94%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

14.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ward County, TX (1.62k out of 11.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ward County, TX is Hispanic, followed by White 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 2023, 20% of the children was living in poverty in Ward County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4%.

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.

Health

84% of the population of Ward County, TX has health coverage, with 48.1% on employee plans, 12.6% on Medicaid, 10.8% on Medicare, 11.9% on non-group plans, and 0.583% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.9% under 18 years, 19.2% between 18 and 34 years, 36.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

16%

Uninsured

48.1%

Employer Coverage

12.6%

Medicaid

10.8%

Medicare

11.9%

Non-Group

0.583%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ward County, TX grew by 33.4% from 12% to 16%.

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