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 Races Including Other (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 drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Ward County, TX was 2 cars per household.

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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.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ward County, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    4.22k ± 25
  2. White (Hispanic)
    3.04k ± 543
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    1.79k ± 451
55.4%
Hispanic Population
6.24k 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.

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

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

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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 approximately the same as 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.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    185 ± 139
  2. Vietnam
    107 ± 69
  3. 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.

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Economy

The economy of Ward County, TX employs 5.16k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Ward County, TX were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (749 people), Educational Services (696 people), and Manufacturing (490 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($100,256), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($92,143), and Utilities ($90,877).

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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 31
    Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
  2. 17
    Accommodation and Food Services
  3. 15
    Transportation and Warehousing

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.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $125k
    Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
  2. $47.1k
    Construction
  3. $33.9k
    Transportation and Warehousing

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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

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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.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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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.

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Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 1.71% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.64% of women were in the same situation.

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

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (5.75M), Some college (4.93M), and Bachelors Degree (4.37M).

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.

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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 higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Ward County, TX have an average commute time of 21.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. 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, Ward County, TX with a value of $90,167, followed by Census Tract 9501, Ward County, TX and Census Tract 9503, Ward County, TX, with respective values of $73,474 and $55,640.

In 2024, 14.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Ward County, TX. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator grew 6.65%.

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.

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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%.

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Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 9502, Ward County, TX
  2. Census Tract 9501, Ward County, TX
  3. Census Tract 9503, Ward County, TX

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

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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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ward County, TX is from Ward County, TX.
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In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Ward County, TX across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (85.6%)
  2. Carpooled (12.1%)
  3. Worked At Home (1.18%)

In 2023, 85.6% of workers in Ward County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.1%) and those who worked at home (1.18%).

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

21.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ward County, TX have a shorter commute time (21.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.99% of the workforce in Ward County, 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 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.

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2024, 14.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Ward County, TX. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator grew 6.65%.

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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.

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Children in Poverty

In 2024, 19.7% of the children was living in poverty in Ward County, TX. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 4.3%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 495 in Ward County, TX. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 65.1 per 100,000 population.

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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.

Primary care physicians in Ward County, TX see 11,194 patients per year on average, which represents a 85.1% increase from the previous year (6,048 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 0 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 5482 patients per year.

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

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

11,194 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Ward County, TX

Primary care physicians in Ward County, TX see an average of 11,194 patients per year. This represents a 85.1% increase from the previous year (6,048 patients).

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

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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, 50.7% were men and 49.3% were women.

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

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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.

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2024, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 67.2 in Ward County, TX.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2024, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 39.9% in Ward County, TX.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2024, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 23.2% in Ward County, TX.

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