Demographics of Garza County, Texas

Garza County, Texas had 4,510 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,296 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.

Garza County, in four figures

4,510
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −22.3%
Change since July 2020: −1,296 people.; 35.4 ±3.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $46,314 ±$16,002
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.

Garza County, Texas's population shrank 22.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Garza 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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Garza County, Texas's population shrank 22.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Garza 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	5,806	100.0	100.0
2021	6,257	107.8	100.2
2022	4,502	77.5	100.7
2023	4,544	78.3	101.6
2024	4,567	78.7	102.5
2025	4,510	77.7	103.1

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Population of Garza 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	5,806	−9	0	0	−9
2021	6,257	+451	−27	+28	+493
2022	4,502	−1,755	−3	+56	−2,014
2023	4,544	+42	−1	+51	−8
2024	4,567	+23	+3	+48	−29
2025	4,510	−57	+2	+21	−80

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.4 ±3.8: for men 34.5 ±2.6 and for women 41.5 ±5.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Garza County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	173 ±56	3.4% ±1.1	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	643 ±160	12.6% ±3.1	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	779 ±264	15.2% ±5.1	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,656 ±264	32.4% ±5.0	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,104 ±215	21.6% ±4.1	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	763 ±172	14.9% ±3.3	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $46,314 ±$16,002, and income per person $23,966 ±$4,053, 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 Garza County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	234 ±110	16.0% ±7.3	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	520 ±185	35.5% ±11.9	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	225 ±100	15.4% ±6.6	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	33 to 181	2.3% to 12.3%	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	239 ±107	16.3% ±7.0	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	43 to 151	3.0% to 10.2%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	5 to 77	0.4% to 5.2%	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 Garza County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	315 ±151	8.4% ±4.0	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	28 to 192	4.4% to 25.7%	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	11 to 99	0.5% to 4.7%	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	64 to 236	7.9% to 25.6%	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 Garza County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Garza County	Texas	United States
Housing units	2,190 ±139	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	66.8% ±6.8	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	33.2% ±5.9	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.5% ±8.6	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.5% ±10.1	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$36,619 to $118,981	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$838 ±$290	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1973 ±7	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 Garza County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,533 ±292	49.5% ±5.3	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,894 ±263	37.0% ±4.9	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	506 ±178	9.9% ±3.5	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 8	0% to 0.2%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 38	0% to 0.7%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	54 to 278	1.1% to 5.4%	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 Garza County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	3,847 ±345	75.2% ±6.0	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	625 ±142	12.2% ±2.7	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 36	0% to 0.7%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	634 ±226	12.4% ±4.4	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	75 to 233	1.5% to 4.5%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	480 ±233	9.4% ±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%.

Garza County among the counties of Texas

206th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Garza County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Crosby County	4,852	−4.8%
Wheeler County	4,773	−4.1%
Mills County	4,580	+3.0%
Jim Hogg County	4,555	−6.0%
Crane County	4,554	−2.5%
Garza County	4,510	−22.3%
Kimble County	4,438	+3.4%
Mason County	3,990	+0.5%
Fisher County	3,692	+0.4%
Concho County	3,607	+8.7%
Baylor County	3,472	+0.3%

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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