Demographics of Parmer County, Texas

Parmer County, Texas had 9,678 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −178 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.

Parmer County, in four figures

9,678
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.8%
Change since July 2020: −178 people.; 36.3 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $69,735 ±$9,395
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.

Parmer County, Texas's population shrank 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Parmer 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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Parmer County, Texas's population shrank 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Parmer 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	9,856	100.0	100.0
2021	9,788	99.3	100.2
2022	9,642	97.8	100.7
2023	9,626	97.7	101.6
2024	9,633	97.7	102.5
2025	9,678	98.2	103.1

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Population of Parmer 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	9,856	−18	+15	0	−31
2021	9,788	−68	+43	+19	−126
2022	9,642	−146	+37	+52	−244
2023	9,626	−16	+51	+72	−143
2024	9,633	+7	+79	+142	−215
2025	9,678	+45	+85	+56	−96

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.3 ±0.8: for men 33.0 ±1.7 and for women 39.0 ±2.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Parmer County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	716 ±77	7.4% ±0.8	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,975 ±241	20.3% ±2.5	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	862 ±183	8.9% ±1.9	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,539 ±249	26.1% ±2.6	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,117 ±206	21.8% ±2.1	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,522 ±241	15.6% ±2.5	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $69,735 ±$9,395, and income per person $30,288 ±$2,408, 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 Parmer County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	396 ±143	12.3% ±4.4	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	677 ±182	21.0% ±5.6	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	619 ±176	19.2% ±5.4	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	432 ±112	13.4% ±3.4	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	697 ±153	21.6% ±4.6	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	191 ±73	5.9% ±2.2	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	219 ±84	6.8% ±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 Parmer County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	977 ±276	10.2% ±2.9	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	338 ±143	12.7% ±5.2	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	419 ±132	8.8% ±2.7	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	97 to 343	4.6% to 15.6%	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 Parmer County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Parmer County	Texas	United States
Housing units	3,745 ±16	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.3% ±3.7	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.7% ±3.8	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.1% ±3.7	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.9% ±4.5	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$146,700 ±$18,943	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,081 ±$91	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1973 ±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 Parmer County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	6,487 ±0	66.7% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,961 ±24	30.4% ±0.2	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 56	0% to 0.6%	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	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 65	0% to 0.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	230 ±55	2.4% ±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 Parmer County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	5,155 ±454	53.0% ±4.7	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,154 ±362	22.1% ±3.7	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 51	0% to 0.5%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,399 ±383	24.7% ±3.9	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	556 ±156	5.7% ±1.6	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,843 ±392	18.9% ±4.0	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%.

Parmer County among the counties of Texas

166th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Parmer County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Clay County	10,764	+5.0%
Somervell County	10,261	+11.5%
Sabine County	10,012	+1.2%
Marion County	9,896	+0.3%
Runnels County	9,693	−2.2%
Parmer County	9,678	−1.8%
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%

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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