Demographics of Childress County, Texas

Childress County, Texas had 6,643 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −14 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.

Childress County, in four figures

6,643
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.2%
Change since July 2020: −14 people.; 35.9 ±2.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $58,654 ±$17,186
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.

Childress County, Texas's population shrank 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Childress 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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Childress County, Texas's population shrank 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Childress 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	6,657	100.0	100.0
2021	6,787	102.0	100.2
2022	6,837	102.7	100.7
2023	6,765	101.6	101.6
2024	6,690	100.5	102.5
2025	6,643	99.8	103.1

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Population of Childress 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	6,657	−9	+1	0	−10
2021	6,787	+130	−29	−1	+167
2022	6,837	+50	−28	+10	+70
2023	6,765	−72	−7	−4	−63
2024	6,690	−75	−7	−1	−68
2025	6,643	−47	−6	−9	−33

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.9 ±2.9: for men 33.5 ±2.9 and for women 40.2 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Childress County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	315 ±120	4.7% ±1.8	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,049 ±256	15.6% ±3.8	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	609 ±179	9.0% ±2.7	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,282 ±395	33.8% ±5.9	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,334 ±236	19.8% ±3.5	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,154 ±226	17.1% ±3.3	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $58,654 ±$17,186, and income per person $28,635 ±$4,552, 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 Childress County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	438 ±165	23.8% ±8.6	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	413 ±155	22.5% ±8.1	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	111 to 399	6.2% to 21.6%	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	78 to 356	4.3% to 19.3%	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	280 ±110	15.2% ±5.8	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	21 to 97	1.2% to 5.2%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	84 to 268	4.7% to 14.5%	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 Childress County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	815 ±348	15.3% ±6.6	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	307 ±128	22.5% ±8.3	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	116 to 548	4.5% to 20.1%	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	77 to 275	6.7% to 21.7%	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Childress County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Childress County	Texas	United States
Housing units	2,772 ±203	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	66.3% ±5.1	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	33.7% ±8.7	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.0% ±8.0	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.0% ±8.3	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$53,029 to $197,771	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$913 ±$209	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1963 ±6	1992 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Childress County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,153 ±277	31.9% ±4.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,702 ±304	54.9% ±4.5	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	454 ±120	6.7% ±1.8	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 46	0% to 0.7%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 206	0% to 3.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	321 ±155	4.8% ±2.3	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 Childress County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	5,331 ±323	79.1% ±4.8	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,058 ±348	15.7% ±5.2	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 83	0% to 1.2%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	320 ±108	4.7% ±1.6	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	21 to 169	0.3% to 2.5%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	225 ±111	3.3% ±1.6	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%.

Childress County among the counties of Texas

188th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Childress County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Castro County	7,295	−0.4%
Goliad County	7,208	+2.7%
Bailey County	6,963	+1.4%
Swisher County	6,703	−3.5%
Refugio County	6,657	−1.3%
Childress County	6,643	−0.2%
Brooks County	6,579	−7.3%
La Salle County	6,517	−1.9%
Lynn County	6,017	+7.3%
Carson County	5,805	+0.2%
San Saba County	5,787	+1.1%

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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