Terry County, TX

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2023 Population

11,699

0.99% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/AJohn Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

N/ATed Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Median Property Value

$111,200

5.4% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Terry County, TX had a population of 11.7k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Terry County, TX declined from 11,816 to 11,699, a −0.99% decrease and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Terry 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.

In 2023, the median property value in Terry County, TX was $111,200, and the homeownership rate was 64.8%.

Most people in Terry County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Terry County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Terry County, TX borders Cochran County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Gaines County, TX, Hockley County, TX, Lubbock County, TX, Lynn County, TX, and Yoakum County, TX.

United States Texas

Population & Diversity

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Terry County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

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.

Economy

The economy of Terry County, TX employs N/A people. The largest industries in Terry County, TX are Health Care & Social Assistance (604 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (585 people), and Retail Trade (505 people), and the highest paying industries are Construction ($72,650), Transportation & Warehousing ($61,000), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,926).

Employment

Occupations

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From N/A to N/A, employment in Terry County, TX stayed at a rate of NaNk%, from N/A employees to N/A employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Terry County, TX, are Management Occupations (619 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (608 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (496 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Terry 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

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From N/A to N/A, employment in Terry County, TX stayed at a rate of NaNk%, from N/A employees to N/A employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Terry County, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (604 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (585 people), and Retail Trade (505 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Terry County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Terry County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($85,000), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($53,491), and Wholesale Trade ($53,473).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,174), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($44,722), and Public Administration ($44,125).

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

19
Other Services (except Public Administration)
16
Retail Trade
13
Accommodation and Food Services

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

$15.7k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$13.6k
Retail Trade
$13.3k
Wholesale Trade

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

Civics

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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

N/AJohn 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.

N/ATed 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.

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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.

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 Terry County, TX was $111,200 in 2023, which is 0.367 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $105,500 to $111,200, a 5.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Terry County, TX is 64.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Terry County, TX have an average commute time of 19.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Terry County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2023, 20.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Terry County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 4.97%.

Housing

Property

$111,200

Median Property Value 2023

±$6,769

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Median Property Taxes

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

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

Rent vs Own

64.8%

Homeownership

2023

67.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 64.8% of the housing units in Terry County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 65.8%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Terry County, TX colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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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.

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Median Household Income

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4.27k

Number of Households

± 542

In N/A, the median household income of the 4.27k households in Terry County, TX N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Terry 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Terry 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 (80.3%)
Carpooled (13.5%)
Worked At Home (5.44%)

In 2023, 80.3% of workers in Terry County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.5%) and those who worked at home (5.44%).

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

19.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Terry County, TX have a shorter commute time (19.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.79% of the workforce in Terry County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 20.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Terry County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 4.97%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Terry County, TX (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

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

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 31% of the children was living in poverty in Terry County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.4%.

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

76.8% of the population of Terry County, TX has health coverage, with 27.5% on employee plans, 25.5% on Medicaid, 9.13% on Medicare, 13% on non-group plans, and 1.78% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31.4% under 18 years, 18.2% between 18 and 34 years, 35.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

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

Uninsured People

23.2%

Uninsured

27.5%

Employer Coverage

25.5%

Medicaid

9.13%

Medicare

13%

Non-Group

1.78%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Terry County, TX grew by 6.08% from 21.8% to 23.2%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 81.2 in Terry County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Terry County, TX.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, 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 41.6% in Terry County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Terry County, TX.