Demographics of Archer County, Texas

Archer County, Texas had 9,129 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +576 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Archer County, in four figures

9,129
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +6.7%
Change since July 2020: +576 people.; 42.8 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $72,159 ±$8,735
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Archer County, Texas's population grew 6.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Archer County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Archer County, Texas's population grew 6.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Archer County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	8,553	100.0	100.0
2021	8,707	101.8	100.2
2022	8,866	103.7	100.7
2023	9,046	105.8	101.6
2024	9,140	106.9	102.5
2025	9,129	106.7	103.1

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Population of Archer County, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	8,553	+1	−8	0	+8
2021	8,707	+154	−11	+4	+161
2022	8,866	+159	−22	+11	+169
2023	9,046	+180	−13	+2	+190
2024	9,140	+94	+10	+17	+69
2025	9,129	−11	+10	+2	−23

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.8 ±0.8: for men 40.6 ±2.1 and for women 45.7 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Archer County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	418 ±25	4.7% ±0.3	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,547 ±121	17.4% ±1.4	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	563 ±97	6.3% ±1.1	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,077 ±134	23.4% ±1.5	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,330 ±163	26.3% ±1.8	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,932 ±202	21.8% ±2.3	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $72,159 ±$8,735, and income per person $40,274 ±$3,093, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Archer County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	447 ±110	12.9% ±3.2	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	779 ±152	22.5% ±4.3	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	541 ±98	15.6% ±2.8	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	385 ±92	11.1% ±2.6	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	727 ±120	21.0% ±3.4	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	272 ±82	7.8% ±2.4	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	317 ±92	9.1% ±2.6	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Archer County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	808 ±183	9.2% ±2.1	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	213 ±63	10.9% ±3.1	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	389 ±112	9.3% ±2.6	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	206 ±62	7.7% ±2.3	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Archer County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Archer County	Texas	United States
Housing units	3,966 ±27	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.4% ±2.7	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.6% ±2.7	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	84.5% ±2.0	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	15.5% ±3.2	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$189,100 ±$17,828	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$770 ±$29	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Archer County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	837 ±0	9.4% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,584 ±32	85.5% ±0.4	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	125 ±47	1.4% ±0.5	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	6 to 94	0.1% to 1.1%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	7 to 57	0.1% to 0.6%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	233 ±54	2.6% ±0.6	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Archer County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	6,791 ±240	76.6% ±2.7	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,650 ±216	18.6% ±2.4	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	30 to 112	0.3% to 1.3%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	355 ±102	4.0% ±1.2	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	139 ±57	1.6% ±0.6	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	216 ±97	2.4% ±1.1	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Archer County among the counties of Texas

172nd of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Archer County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Jack County	9,563	+12.7%
Brewster County	9,458	−1.1%
Duval County	9,402	−4.2%
Stephens County	9,380	+3.1%
Ochiltree County	9,284	−6.7%
Archer County	9,129	+6.7%
Zavala County	9,037	−6.5%
Mitchell County	8,947	−0.7%
Hamilton County	8,680	+5.2%
Dimmit County	8,024	−6.5%
Coleman County	7,915	+3.0%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026