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Stephens County, TX


Designated Market Area: Abilene-Sweetwater, TX
USDA County Type (2015): Mining, Low Employment
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Graying America

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2022 population: 9,390   ( 240 from 2010 , 286 from 2020)
Land area: 896.7 square miles
Population density: 10.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:6,374 67.88% 12.6%
Black:2993.18% 53.3%
Indian:780.83% 81.4%
Asian:920.98% 187.5%
2+ races:1141.21% 90.0%
Hispanic:2,43325.91% 21.0%
Total non-White:3,01632.12% 28.8%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:225 12.4
Deaths:33518.4
Net Migration: 42423.3
Net Immigration: -1-0.1
Change in White population:-915 -9.5
Change in Non-White pop.:675 7.0




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
9,630
7,28975.69%
1952.02%
430.45%
320.33%
600.62%
2,01120.88%
2,34124.31%

2000
9,674
7,86181.26%
2772.86%
170.18%
290.30%
700.72%
1,41814.66%
1,81318.74%

1990
9,010
7,91187.80%
2532.81%
180.20%
80.09%
n/a
8209.10%
1,09912.20%

1980
9,926
8,98390.50%
3183.20%
00.00%
550.55%
n/a
5705.74%
9439.50%

1970
8,414
7,61590.50%
4265.06%
20.02%
100.12%
n/a
2713.22%
799 9.50%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
1,244 12.9
1,03710.7
-309-3.2
1161.2
-572 -5.9
528 5.5
1990's
NumberRate
1,257 14.0
1,29314.4
5926.6
1691.9
-50 -0.6
714 7.9
1980's
NumberRate
1,800 18.1
1,386 14.0
-1,275 -12.8
n/a
-1,072 -10.8
156 1.6
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
1,541 18.3
n/a
1,368 16.3
144 1.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Stephens 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
NumberPercent
40.9
2,036 21.7%
7,354 78.3%
1,818 19.4%
3,405
2.59
2,256 66.3%
1,664 73.8%
285 12.6%
1,149 33.7%

2010
NumberPercent
40.1
2,305 23.9%
7,325 76.1%
1,748 18.2%
3,665
2.47
2,519 68.7%
1,940 77.0%
207 8.2%
1,146 31.3%

2000
NumberPercent
38.3
2,359 24.4%
7,315 75.6%
1,699 17.6%
3,668
2.46
2,595 70.7%
2,091 80.6%
246 9.5%
1,073 29.3%

1990
NumberPercent
37.2
2,453 27.2%
6,557 72.8%
1,720 19.1%
3,586
2.48
2,567 71.6%
2,234 87.0%
192 7.5%
1,019 28.4%

1980
NumberPercent
34.4
2,760 27.8%
7,166 72.2%
1,689 17.0%
3,938
2.50
2,885 73.3%
2,522 87.4%
141 4.9%
1,053 26.7%

2022 Housing Data for Stephens County, TX

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units4,677 
Median Value$98,000 
Occupied3,40572.8%
Vacant1,27227.2%
Owned2,67778.6%
Rented72821.4%
Median Rent$688 
Single-Family Units3,61177.2%
    Detached3,56476.2%
    Attached471.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units3607.7%
Mobile Homes54611.7%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Stephens County, TX

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0002377.0%
$10,000 to $14,9993018.8%
$15,000 to $19,9992066.0%
$20,000 to $24,9992106.2%
$25,000 to $29,9992427.1%
$30,000 to $34,9991765.2%
$35,000 to $39,9992276.7%
$40,000 to $44,9991083.2%
$45,000 to $49,9991293.8%
$50,000 to $59,9991925.6%
$60,000 to $74,9992707.9%
$75,000 to $99,99941212.1%
$100,000 to $124,9992266.6%
$125,000 to $149,9992126.2%
$150,000 to $199,9991454.3%
$200,000 or more1123.3%
Median Household Income44,712 
Per Capita Income28,231 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state87 
Compared to U.S.75 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI2116.2%
Public Assistance782.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps44813.2%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed2,58063.6%
Unemployed1874.6%
In Armed Forces00.0%
Total Labor Force2,76768.2%
Not in Labor Force1,28831.8%
Real Unemployment Rate 36.4%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector1,39992860.1%
Non-Profit709642.2%
Self-Employed41922565.1%
Local Government19318950.5%
State Government14118543.3%
Federal Government120100.0%
Total Private + Self1,8181,15361.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.41647047.0%
Total2,2341,62357.9%
Pct. Govt.18.7%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts74219.2%
Sales and Office Occupations70118.2%
Professional, Technical57214.8%
Service Occupations72818.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing330.9%
All others1,11428.9%
White Collar 52.2%
Industry
 Number%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction57414.9%
Manufacturing39910.3%
Educational services39510.2%
Construction3659.5%
Health care and social assistance3619.4%
Accommodation and food services2606.7%
Retail trade2496.5%
Public administration2275.9%
Other services2055.3%
Transportation and warehousing1724.5%
Finance and insurance1664.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1143.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1102.9%
Professional, scientific, technical1102.9%
Utilities862.2%
Wholesale trade431.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing130.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation80.2%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican2,08222.48%
Puerto Rican00.00%
Cuban00.00%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American80.09%
Costa Rican70.08%
Guatemalan10.01%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American00.00%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic2352.54%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Vietnamese720.78%
Cambodian120.13%
Indian90.10%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English7,20082.5%
Spanish1,44516.6%
Vietnamese200.2%
Other160.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun140.2%
Other Asian120.1%
German, other Germanic80.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic70.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German1,07311.6%
Irish1,05811.4%
English7227.8%
American6356.9%
French2392.6%
Polish1411.5%
Scottish1261.4%
Norwegian1181.3%
European730.8%
Dutch570.6%
Welsh360.4%
Icelander240.3%
Italian200.2%
Hungarian180.2%
Scandinavian180.2%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen8,84495.5%
Not a citizen4164.5%
Native8,46691.4%
Foreign-born7948.6%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Stephens County, TX

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
423 6.7%639 10.1%2,200 34.6%1,919 30.2%884 13.9%285 4.5%
  Average years of education: 12.4
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 423 6.7%
9-12 Years 639 10.1%
H.S. Grad or GED 2,200 34.6%
Some College 1,919 30.2%
Bach. Degree 884 13.9%
Grad Degree 285 4.5%
Average years of education: 12.4

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Stephens County, TX

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 3,789 3,629 160 4.2% 6.4%
1991 3,694 3,544 150 4.1% 7.0%
1992 3,760 3,543 217 5.8% 7.7%
1993 3,940 3,660 280 7.1% 7.2%
1994 4,072 3,815 257 6.3% 6.6%
1995 4,071 3,889 182 4.5% 6.1%
1996 4,235 4,077 158 3.7% 5.8%
1997 4,323 4,157 166 3.8% 5.4%
1998 4,307 4,108 199 4.6% 5.0%
1999 4,157 3,968 189 4.5% 4.7%
2000 4,382 4,192 190 4.3% 4.4%
2001 4,340 4,160 180 4.1% 5.0%
2002 4,338 4,059 279 6.4% 6.3%
2003 4,208 3,902 306 7.3% 6.7%
2004 4,234 4,020 214 5.1% 6.0%
2005 4,317 4,117 200 4.6% 5.5%
2006 4,421 4,239 182 4.1% 5.0%
2007 4,473 4,313 160 3.6% 4.4%
2008 4,683 4,512 171 3.7% 4.9%
2009 4,641 4,329 312 6.7% 7.5%
2010 4,251 3,932 319 7.5% 8.2%
2011 4,440 4,082 358 8.1% 8.0%
2012 4,373 4,116 257 5.9% 6.7%
2013 4,199 3,980 219 5.2% 6.3%
2014 4,285 4,095 190 4.4% 5.2%
2015 4,108 3,935 173 4.2% 4.5%
2016 4,019 3,807 212 5.3% 4.6%
2017 4,004 3,821 183 4.6% 4.3%
2018 3,992 3,847 145 3.6% 3.9%
2019 4,093 3,970 123 3.0% 3.5%
2020 4,020 3,775 245 6.1% 7.6%
2021 4,212 4,004 208 4.9% 5.6%
2022 4,073 3,921 152 3.7% 3.9%
2023 3,993 3,839 154 3.9% 3.9%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com