Wilbarger County, TX

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2023 Population

12,712

0.649% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

39.5

6.18% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

18.8%

2.46% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$51,626

1.69% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$98,800

20% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

5,506

0.2% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Wilbarger County, TX had a population of 12.7k people with a median age of 39.5 and a median household income of $51,626. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Wilbarger County, TX declined from 12,795 to 12,712, a −0.649% decrease and its median household income grew from $50,769 to $51,626, a 1.69% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Wilbarger County, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (55.4%), Two+ (Hispanic) (11.3%), White (Hispanic) (11.2%), Other (Hispanic) (6.81%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (6.06%).

None of the households in Wilbarger 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.

97.1% of the residents in Wilbarger County, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Wilbarger County, TX are Vernon College (504 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2023, the median property value in Wilbarger County, TX was $98,800, and the homeownership rate was 62.6%.

Most people in Wilbarger County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 14.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Wilbarger County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Wilbarger County, TX borders Jackson County, OK, Tillman County, OK, Archer County, TX, Baylor County, TX, Foard County, TX, Hardeman County, TX, and Wichita County, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Wilbarger County, TX is home to a population of 12.7k people, from which 97.1% are citizens. As of 2023, 5.48% of Wilbarger County, TX residents were born outside of the country (697 people).

In 2023, there were 4.89 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.05k people) in Wilbarger County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.44k Two+ (Hispanic) and 1.43k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.1%

2023 Citizenship

97%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 97.1% of Wilbarger County, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Wilbarger County, TX was 97%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wilbarger County, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
7.05k ± 79
Two+ (Hispanic)
1.44k ± 376
White (Hispanic)
1.43k ± 434

29.9%

Hispanic Population

3.8k people

29.9% of the people in Wilbarger County, TX are hispanic (3.8k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Wilbarger 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

5.48%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

697 people

5.77%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

738 people

As of 2023, 5.48% of Wilbarger County, TX residents (697 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 Wilbarger County, TX was 5.77%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
389 ± 154
Gulf War (2001-)
204 ± 126
Gulf War (1990s)
148 ± 83

Wilbarger County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.91 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Wilbarger County, TX employs 5.51k people. The largest industries in Wilbarger County, TX are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,428 people), Manufacturing (664 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (408 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($88,508), Manufacturing ($58,917), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,542).

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

5.51k

2023 Value

± 601

0.2%

1 Year growth

± 15.1%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Wilbarger County, TX grew at a rate of 0.2%, from 5.5k employees to 5.51k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wilbarger County, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (742 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (702 people), and Management Occupations (669 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wilbarger 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

5.51k

2023 Value

± 601

0.2%

1 Year growth

± 15.1%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Wilbarger County, TX grew at a rate of 0.2%, from 5.5k employees to 5.51k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wilbarger County, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,428 people), Manufacturing (664 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (408 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wilbarger County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Wilbarger County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$34,506

Median earning men ± $4,240

$28,570

Median earning women ± $3,953

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($86,635), Public Administration ($78,200), and Manufacturing ($61,458).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($153,750), Public Administration ($47,925), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($45,750).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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

25
Other Services (except Public Administration)
25
Finance and Insurance
24
Retail Trade

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

$65.5k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$53.2k
Manufacturing
$19.9k
Retail Trade

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Wilbarger County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 77.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (21.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.729%).

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 (77.9%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (21.1%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.729%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Wilbarger 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

In 2022, universities in Wilbarger County, TX awarded 504 degrees. The student population of Wilbarger County, TX in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 808 male students and 1,441 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Wilbarger County, TX are White (285 and 56.8%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (134 and 26.7%), Black or African American (37 and 7.37%), and Two or More Races (29 and 5.78%).

The largest universities in Wilbarger County, TX by number of degrees awarded are Vernon College (504 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Wilbarger County, TX are General Studies (176 and 34.9%), Registered Nursing (68 and 13.5%), and Liberal Arts & Sciences (58 and 11.5%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 2,249 students enrolled in Wilbarger County, TX, 35.9% men and 64.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,223 records, of which 61.6% were women and 38.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Wilbarger County, TX was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Wilbarger County, TX according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Vernon College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

504 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Vernon College with 504 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 140 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Wilbarger County, TX, which is 0.385 times less than the 364 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 285 degrees mean that there were 2.13 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 134 degrees awarded.

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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($2,400) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($2,640) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,600) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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 Wilbarger County, TX was $98,800 in 2023, which is 0.326 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $82,300 to $98,800, a 20% increase. The homeownership rate in Wilbarger County, TX is 62.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Wilbarger County, TX have an average commute time of 14.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wilbarger County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Wilbarger County, TX is $51,626. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Wilbarger County, TX was Census Tract 9503 with a value of $64,792, followed by Census Tract 9506 and Census Tract 9505, with respective values of $61,615 and $41,667.

In 2023, 15.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Wilbarger County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 0.663%.

Housing

Property

$98,800

Median Property Value 2023

±$26,644

$2,967

Median Property Taxes

±$405

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

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9503
Census Tract 9506
Census Tract 9505

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Wilbarger County, TX was Census Tract 9503 with a value of $64,792, followed by Census Tract 9506 and Census Tract 9505, with respective values of $61,615 and $41,667.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Wilbarger 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.

$51,626

Median Household Income

± $5,313

4.74k

Number of Households

± 513

In 2023, the median household income of the 4.74k households in Wilbarger County, TX grew to $51,626 from the previous year's value of $50,769.

The following chart displays the households in Wilbarger 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 Wilbarger 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 0.478. 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 2023

Drove Alone (80.6%)
Carpooled (13%)
Worked At Home (2.95%)

In 2023, 80.6% of workers in Wilbarger County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13%) and those who worked at home (2.95%).

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

14.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wilbarger County, TX have a shorter commute time (14.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.28% of the workforce in Wilbarger County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 15.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Wilbarger County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 0.663%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

18.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wilbarger County, TX (2.3k out of 12.2k 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 Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Males 16 - 17.

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

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.

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

89.4% of the population of Wilbarger County, TX has health coverage, with 37.7% on employee plans, 20.7% on Medicaid, 14.3% on Medicare, 13.3% on non-group plans, and 3.28% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Wilbarger County, TX see 3138 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.69% decrease from the previous year (3192 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3183 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 670 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,138 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Wilbarger County, TX

Primary care physicians in Wilbarger County, TX see an average of 3,138 patients per year. This represents a 1.69% decrease from the previous year (3,192 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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

Uninsured People

10.6%

Uninsured

37.7%

Employer Coverage

20.7%

Medicaid

14.3%

Medicare

13.3%

Non-Group

3.28%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Wilbarger County, TX declined by 7.05% from 11.4% to 10.6%.

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

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