Demographics of Cochran County, Texas

Cochran County, Texas had 2,546 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −13 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.

Cochran County, in four figures

2,546
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.5%
Change since July 2020: −13 people.; 37.1 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $45,313 ±$11,121
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.

Cochran County, Texas's population shrank 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cochran 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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Cochran County, Texas's population shrank 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cochran 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	2,559	100.0	100.0
2021	2,478	96.8	100.2
2022	2,533	99.0	100.7
2023	2,533	99.0	101.6
2024	2,536	99.1	102.5
2025	2,546	99.5	103.1

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Population of Cochran 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	2,559	+14	+4	0	+11
2021	2,478	−81	−11	+3	−72
2022	2,533	+55	+16	+17	+22
2023	2,533	0	+12	+28	−39
2024	2,536	+3	+9	+57	−64
2025	2,546	+10	+9	+29	−29

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.1 ±1.0: for men 37.1 ±1.2 and for women 37.0 ±3.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cochran County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	197 ±43	7.7% ±1.7	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	517 ±71	20.3% ±2.8	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	245 ±63	9.6% ±2.5	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	671 ±113	26.3% ±4.4	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	552 ±98	21.6% ±3.8	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	368 ±66	14.4% ±2.6	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $45,313 ±$11,121, and income per person $22,752 ±$2,766, 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 Cochran County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	249 ±61	27.0% ±6.3	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	255 ±65	27.7% ±6.8	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	176 ±74	19.1% ±8.0	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	95 ±28	10.3% ±3.0	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	73 ±31	7.9% ±3.3	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	53 ±24	5.7% ±2.6	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	6 to 36	0.7% to 3.9%	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 Cochran County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	678 ±167	27.8% ±6.8	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	251 ±76	39.3% ±9.8	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	325 ±105	25.9% ±7.8	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	49 to 155	9.4% to 27.7%	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 Cochran County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cochran County	Texas	United States
Housing units	1,268 ±17	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	72.7% ±5.0	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	27.3% ±5.0	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.6% ±4.4	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.4% ±7.0	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$53,200 ±$14,031	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$697 ±$198	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1971 ±3	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 Cochran County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,536 ±0	60.2% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	841 ±16	33.0% ±0.6	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	125 ±34	4.9% ±1.3	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.6%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.6%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 8	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	10 to 70	0.4% to 2.7%	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 Cochran County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	1,759 ±147	69.0% ±5.8	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	282 ±70	11.1% ±2.7	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2 to 54	0.1% to 2.1%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	481 ±130	18.9% ±5.1	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	96 ±45	3.8% ±1.8	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	385 ±114	15.1% ±4.5	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%.

Cochran County among the counties of Texas

228th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Cochran County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Lipscomb County	2,955	−2.8%
Sherman County	2,781	−0.1%
Crockett County	2,769	−10.5%
Real County	2,745	−0.1%
Hall County	2,737	−2.4%
Cochran County	2,546	−0.5%
Collingsworth County	2,487	−5.9%
Culberson County	2,267	+3.8%
Schleicher County	2,245	−7.9%
Menard County	1,956	−0.2%
Armstrong County	1,843	−0.4%

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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