Demographics of Deaf Smith County, Texas

Deaf Smith County, Texas had 18,626 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +93 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.

Deaf Smith County, in four figures

18,626
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.5%
Change since July 2020: +93 people.; 31.3 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,799 ±$5,480
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.

Deaf Smith County, Texas's population grew 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Deaf Smith 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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Deaf Smith County, Texas's population grew 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Deaf Smith 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	18,533	100.0	100.0
2021	18,386	99.2	100.2
2022	18,423	99.4	100.7
2023	18,422	99.4	101.6
2024	18,513	99.9	102.5
2025	18,626	100.5	103.1

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Population of Deaf Smith 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	18,533	−59	+42	0	−92
2021	18,386	−147	+120	+18	−276
2022	18,423	+37	+95	+77	−129
2023	18,422	−1	+139	+87	−230
2024	18,513	+91	+172	+152	−233
2025	18,626	+113	+171	+31	−91

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 31.3 ±0.8: for men 30.1 ±0.5 and for women 33.3 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Deaf Smith County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	1,682 ±77	9.1% ±0.4	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,112 ±357	22.3% ±1.9	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,944 ±359	10.5% ±1.9	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,574 ±337	24.8% ±1.8	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,713 ±292	20.1% ±1.6	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,435 ±292	13.2% ±1.6	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,799 ±$5,480, and income per person $25,625 ±$1,827, 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 Deaf Smith County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	1,033 ±245	17.1% ±4.0	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,459 ±323	24.1% ±5.3	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,292 ±298	21.4% ±4.9	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	685 ±203	11.3% ±3.3	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	978 ±270	16.2% ±4.4	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	303 ±120	5.0% ±2.0	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	301 ±118	5.0% ±1.9	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 Deaf Smith County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	3,213 ±891	17.7% ±4.9	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,320 ±410	23.1% ±6.6	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,361 ±361	14.5% ±3.8	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	532 ±164	17.3% ±5.1	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Deaf Smith County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Deaf Smith County	Texas	United States
Housing units	6,984 ±25	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.6% ±2.7	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.4% ±2.7	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.8% ±5.5	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.2% ±5.1	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$121,300 ±$13,014	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$926 ±$70	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1971 ±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 Deaf Smith County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	14,110 ±0	76.4% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,884 ±23	21.0% ±0.1	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	41 to 253	0.2% to 1.4%	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	33 to 109	0.2% to 0.6%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	248 ±114	1.3% ±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 Deaf Smith County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	13,095 ±784	70.9% ±4.2	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,140 ±438	11.6% ±2.4	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	5 to 105	< 0.1% to 0.6%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,170 ±631	17.2% ±3.4	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	725 ±228	3.9% ±1.2	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,445 ±636	13.2% ±3.4	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%.

Deaf Smith County among the counties of Texas

131st of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Deaf Smith County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Calhoun County	19,599	−2.3%
Bosque County	18,918	+3.6%
Andrews County	18,914	+1.6%
Frio County	18,823	+2.3%
Lee County	18,729	+7.0%
Deaf Smith County	18,626	+0.5%
Young County	18,154	+1.7%
Eastland County	18,143	+1.9%
Falls County	17,869	+5.5%
Robertson County	17,839	+6.4%
Leon County	16,894	+7.1%

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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