2022 population: 10,964 ( 306 from 2010 , 684 from 2020)
Land area: 835.6 square miles
Population density: 13.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,935	35.89%	20.1%
Black:	451	4.11%	4.9%
Indian:	79	0.72%	64.6%
Asian:	81	0.74%	161.3%
2+ races:	158	1.44%	58.0%
Hispanic:	6,260	57.10%	23.4%

Total non-White:	7,029	64.11%	22.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	408	17.5
Deaths:	301	12.9
Net Migration:	-775	-33.3
Net Immigration:	12	0.5

Change in White population:	-987	-9.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,293	12.1

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
10,658
4,922	46.18%
474	4.45%
48	0.45%
31	0.29%
100	0.94%
5,074	47.61%
5,736	53.82%

2000
10,909
5,695	52.20%
476	4.36%
48	0.44%
34	0.31%
73	0.67%
4,580	41.98%
5,214	47.80%

1990
13,115
7,788	59.38%
465	3.55%
50	0.38%
11	0.08%
n/a
4,801	36.61%
5,327	40.62%

1980
13,976
9,732	69.63%
381	2.73%
80	0.57%
0	0.00%
n/a
3,773	27.00%
4,244	30.37%

1970
13,019
9,576	73.55%
362	2.78%
14	0.11%
1	0.01%
n/a
3,016	23.17%
3,443	26.45%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,503	13.8
972	8.9
-954	-8.7
57	0.5

-773	-7.1
522	4.8

Number	Rate
1990's
1,757	13.4
1,078	8.2
-2,784	-21.2
255	1.9

-2,093	-16.0
-113	-0.9

Number	Rate
1980's
2,912	20.8
1,156	8.3
-2,513	-18.0
n/a

-1,944	-13.9
1,083	7.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-472	-3.6
n/a

156	1.2
801	6.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Ward 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
35.2
3,292	30.0%
7,672	70.0%
1,521	13.9%

4,264
2.63

3,225	75.6%
2,361	73.2%
256	7.9%
1,039	24.4%

2010
Number	Percent
37.0
2,920	27.4%
7,738	72.6%
1,575	14.8%

3,995
2.64

2,845	71.2%
2,082	73.2%
281	9.9%
1,150	28.8%

2000
Number	Percent
35.8
3,325	30.5%
7,584	69.5%
1,524	14.0%

3,982
2.65

2,973	74.7%
2,412	81.1%
245	8.2%
1,009	25.3%

1990
Number	Percent
30.3
4,361	33.3%
8,754	66.7%
1,409	10.7%

4,411
2.90

3,416	77.4%
2,906	85.1%
207	6.1%
995	22.6%

1980
Number	Percent
27.6
4,713	33.7%
9,263	66.3%
1,275	9.1%

4,739
2.92

3,764	79.4%
3,361	89.3%
198	5.3%
975	20.6%

2022 Housing Data for Ward County, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	204	4.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	136	3.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	127	3.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	187	4.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	103	2.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	131	3.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	129	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	264	6.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	264	6.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	364	8.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	363	8.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	621	14.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	340	8.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	491	11.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	358	8.4%
$200,000 or more	182	4.3%

Median Household Income	70,771
Per Capita Income	30,854

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	92
Compared to U.S.	79

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	251	5.9%
Public Assistance	93	2.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	458	10.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,036	69.0%
Unemployed	175	5.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,211	74.9%
Not in Labor Force	740	25.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,312	1,252	64.9%
Non-Profit	133	142	48.4%
Self-Employed	219	80	73.2%

Local Government	179	531	25.2%
State Government	162	93	63.5%
Federal Government	3	4	42.9%

Total Private + Self	2,531	1,332	65.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	477	770	38.3%
Total	3,008	2,102	58.9%

Pct. Govt.	19.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	438	8.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,079	21.1%
Professional, Technical	945	18.5%
Service Occupations	793	15.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	13	0.3%
All others	1,856	36.3%

White Collar		48.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	738	14.4%
Retail trade	551	10.8%
Educational services	528	10.3%
Construction	438	8.6%
Manufacturing	436	8.5%
Transportation and warehousing	379	7.4%
Public administration	317	6.2%
Accommodation and food services	308	6.0%
Utilities	256	5.0%
Health care and social assistance	248	4.9%
Other services	207	4.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	181	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	161	3.2%
Finance and insurance	101	2.0%
Information	67	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	66	1.3%
Wholesale trade	54	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	45	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	30	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,990	52.79%
Puerto Rican	9	0.08%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

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

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
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	318	2.80%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	47	0.41%
Filipino	14	0.12%
Vietnamese	10	0.09%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,855	65.4%
Spanish	3,552	33.9%
Chinese	47	0.4%
Tagalog	14	0.1%
Vietnamese	10	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	858	7.6%
American	411	3.6%
Irish	384	3.4%
German	320	2.8%
European	65	0.6%
Scotch-Irish	50	0.4%
African	50	0.4%
Scottish	43	0.4%
British	39	0.3%
Italian	39	0.3%
Norwegian	39	0.3%
French	38	0.3%
Czech	21	0.2%
Dutch	21	0.2%
Welsh	14	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	10,963	96.6%
Not a citizen	384	3.4%

Native	10,537	92.9%
Foreign-born	810	7.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
729	10.1%	692	9.6%	2,706	37.7%	2,242	31.2%	621	8.6%	194	2.7%
Average years of education: 11.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	729	10.1%
9-12 Years	692	9.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,706	37.7%
Some College	2,242	31.2%
Bach. Degree	621	8.6%
Grad Degree	194	2.7%
Average years of education: 11.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	5,393	5,057	336	6.2%	6.4%
1991	5,300	4,999	301	5.7%	7.0%
1992	4,989	4,479	510	10.2%	7.7%
1993	4,781	4,332	449	9.4%	7.2%
1994	4,771	4,355	416	8.7%	6.6%
1995	4,606	4,290	316	6.9%	6.1%
1996	4,460	4,169	291	6.5%	5.8%
1997	4,497	4,197	300	6.7%	5.4%
1998	4,714	4,330	384	8.1%	5.0%
1999	4,369	3,848	521	11.9%	4.7%

2000	4,462	4,180	282	6.3%	4.4%
2001	4,473	4,220	253	5.7%	5.0%
2002	4,395	4,060	335	7.6%	6.3%
2003	4,404	4,074	330	7.5%	6.7%
2004	4,387	4,102	285	6.5%	6.0%
2005	4,483	4,235	248	5.5%	5.5%
2006	4,720	4,499	221	4.7%	5.0%
2007	4,864	4,682	182	3.7%	4.4%
2008	5,076	4,877	199	3.9%	4.9%
2009	5,047	4,606	441	8.7%	7.5%

2010	4,637	4,243	394	8.5%	8.2%
2011	4,936	4,604	332	6.7%	8.0%
2012	5,343	5,087	256	4.8%	6.7%
2013	5,508	5,247	261	4.7%	6.3%
2014	5,912	5,697	215	3.6%	5.2%
2015	5,915	5,660	255	4.3%	4.5%
2016	5,397	5,089	308	5.7%	4.6%
2017	5,585	5,358	227	4.1%	4.3%
2018	6,770	6,596	174	2.6%	3.9%
2019	7,356	7,182	174	2.4%	3.5%

2020	6,171	5,589	582	9.4%	7.6%
2021	5,943	5,531	412	6.9%	5.6%
2022	6,183	5,956	227	3.7%	3.9%
2023	6,567	6,368	199	3.0%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	5,124
Median Value	$117,700

Occupied	4,264	83.2%
Vacant	860	16.8%

Owned	3,430	80.4%
Rented	834	19.6%
Median Rent	$1,061

Single-Family Units	3,685	71.9%
Detached	3,671	71.6%
Attached	14	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	251	4.9%
Mobile Homes	758	14.8%

Ward County, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ward County, TX

2022 Housing Data for Ward County, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ward County, TX

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ward County, TX

Historical Labor Force Data for Ward County, TX