2022 population: 6,809 ( 232 from 2010 , 143 from 2020)
Land area: 696.5 square miles
Population density: 9.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,793	55.71%	12.3%
Black:	649	9.53%	5.1%
Indian:	50	0.73%	78.6%
Asian:	72	1.06%	46.9%
2+ races:	113	1.66%	91.5%
Hispanic:	2,132	31.31%	13.1%

Total non-White:	3,016	44.29%	11.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	137	10.3
Deaths:	193	14.5
Net Migration:	208	15.6
Net Immigration:	-1	-0.1

Change in White population:	-534	-7.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	302	4.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
7,041
4,327	61.45%
684	9.71%
28	0.40%
49	0.70%
59	0.84%
1,885	26.77%
2,714	38.55%

2000
7,688
4,923	64.03%
1,074	13.97%
23	0.30%
25	0.33%
68	0.88%
1,574	20.47%
2,765	35.97%

1990
5,953
4,731	79.47%
321	5.39%
36	0.60%
35	0.59%
n/a
830	13.94%
1,222	20.53%

1980
6,950
5,890	84.75%
364	5.24%
12	0.17%
6	0.09%
n/a
678	9.76%
1,060	15.25%

1970
6,605
6,076	91.99%
345	5.22%
8	0.12%
3	0.05%
n/a
173	2.62%
529	8.01%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
797	10.4
738	9.6
-235	-3.1
75	1.0

-596	-7.8
-51	-0.7

Number	Rate
1990's
862	14.5
1,009	16.9
1,488	25.0
30	0.5

192	3.2
1,543	25.9

Number	Rate
1980's
907	13.1
1,047	15.1
-819	-11.8
n/a

-1,159	-16.7
162	2.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
294	4.5
n/a

-186	-2.8
531	8.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Childress County, TX

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
32.6
1,257	18.5%
5,552	81.5%
940	13.8%

1,892
2.82

1,427	75.4%
922	64.6%
177	12.4%
465	24.6%

2010
Number	Percent
33.7
1,508	21.4%
5,533	78.6%
1,065	15.1%

2,326
2.42

1,530	65.8%
1,180	77.1%
159	10.4%
796	34.2%

2000
Number	Percent
36.4
1,704	22.2%
5,984	77.8%
1,157	15.0%

2,485
2.38

1,662	66.9%
1,355	81.5%
200	12.0%
823	33.1%

1990
Number	Percent
39.3
1,573	26.4%
4,380	73.6%
1,347	22.6%

2,459
2.37

1,729	70.3%
1,458	84.3%
117	6.8%
730	29.7%

1980
Number	Percent
39.2
1,801	25.9%
5,149	74.1%
1,543	22.2%

2,764
2.47

1,985	71.8%
1,778	89.6%
64	3.2%
779	28.2%

2022 Housing Data for Childress County, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	103	5.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	159	8.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	44	2.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	86	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	140	7.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	112	5.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	121	6.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	68	3.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	73	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	118	6.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	123	6.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	181	9.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	218	11.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	114	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	145	7.7%
$200,000 or more	87	4.6%

Median Household Income	56,063
Per Capita Income	27,466

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	88
Compared to U.S.	76

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	51	2.7%
Public Assistance	1	0.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	154	8.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,549	54.6%
Unemployed	65	2.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,614	56.9%
Not in Labor Force	1,225	43.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		45.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	980	600	62.0%
Non-Profit	69	144	32.4%
Self-Employed	282	158	64.1%

Local Government	269	108	71.4%
State Government	106	137	43.6%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	1,262	758	62.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	444	389	53.3%
Total	1,706	1,147	59.8%

Pct. Govt.	21.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	282	9.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	570	20.0%
Professional, Technical	698	24.5%
Service Occupations	364	12.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	380	13.3%
All others	939	32.9%

White Collar		54.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	472	16.5%
Health care and social assistance	413	14.5%
Educational services	351	12.3%
Retail trade	321	11.3%
Public administration	300	10.5%
Manufacturing	262	9.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	211	7.4%
Construction	145	5.1%
Other services	124	4.3%
Utilities	95	3.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	45	1.6%
Finance and insurance	45	1.6%
Transportation and warehousing	44	1.5%
Accommodation and food services	25	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,266	33.42%
Puerto Rican	2	0.03%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	9	0.13%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	9	0.13%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	27	0.40%
Argentinean	27	0.40%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	229	3.38%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	6	0.09%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,981	77.7%
Spanish	1,424	22.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	3	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	599	8.8%
English	556	8.2%
American	385	5.7%
European	266	3.9%
Irish	255	3.8%
Scottish	114	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	66	1.0%
Dutch	59	0.9%
French	54	0.8%
Portuguese	29	0.4%
Polish	20	0.3%
African	17	0.3%
Swedish	13	0.2%
Belgian	7	0.1%
Italian	7	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,299	92.9%
Not a citizen	482	7.1%

Native	6,194	91.3%
Foreign-born	587	8.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
306	6.1%	593	11.9%	1,871	37.5%	1,492	29.9%	526	10.5%	205	4.1%
Average years of education: 12.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	306	6.1%
9-12 Years	593	11.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,871	37.5%
Some College	1,492	29.9%
Bach. Degree	526	10.5%
Grad Degree	205	4.1%
Average years of education: 12.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,594	2,466	128	4.9%	6.4%
1991	2,701	2,550	151	5.6%	7.0%
1992	3,050	2,835	215	7.0%	7.7%
1993	3,077	2,923	154	5.0%	7.2%
1994	3,268	3,145	123	3.8%	6.6%
1995	3,355	3,218	137	4.1%	6.1%
1996	3,291	3,134	157	4.8%	5.8%
1997	3,117	2,975	142	4.6%	5.4%
1998	3,187	3,051	136	4.3%	5.0%
1999	3,024	2,923	101	3.3%	4.7%

2000	2,988	2,846	142	4.8%	4.4%
2001	3,078	2,927	151	4.9%	5.0%
2002	3,156	2,971	185	5.9%	6.3%
2003	3,297	3,099	198	6.0%	6.7%
2004	3,208	3,023	185	5.8%	6.0%
2005	3,082	2,906	176	5.7%	5.5%
2006	3,035	2,864	171	5.6%	5.0%
2007	3,012	2,864	148	4.9%	4.4%
2008	3,055	2,901	154	5.0%	4.9%
2009	3,307	3,107	200	6.0%	7.5%

2010	3,162	2,982	180	5.7%	8.2%
2011	3,080	2,916	164	5.3%	8.0%
2012	2,962	2,832	130	4.4%	6.7%
2013	2,930	2,804	126	4.3%	6.3%
2014	2,859	2,753	106	3.7%	5.2%
2015	2,870	2,780	90	3.1%	4.5%
2016	2,961	2,872	89	3.0%	4.6%
2017	2,908	2,822	86	3.0%	4.3%
2018	2,950	2,872	78	2.6%	3.9%
2019	2,958	2,878	80	2.7%	3.5%

2020	3,054	2,940	114	3.7%	7.6%
2021	3,027	2,916	111	3.7%	5.6%
2022	3,189	3,099	90	2.8%	3.9%
2023	3,213	3,124	89	2.8%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,734
Median Value	$111,100

Occupied	1,892	69.2%
Vacant	842	30.8%

Owned	1,346	71.1%
Rented	546	28.9%
Median Rent	$858

Single-Family Units	2,219	81.2%
Detached	2,211	80.9%
Attached	8	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	75	2.7%
Mobile Homes	257	9.4%

Childress County, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Childress County, TX

2022 Housing Data for Childress County, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for Childress County, TX

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Childress County, TX

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Childress County, TX

Historical Labor Force Data for Childress County, TX