Demographics of Red River County, Texas

Red River County, Texas had 11,816 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +252 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.

Red River County, in four figures

11,816
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.2%
Change since July 2020: +252 people.; 48.1 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $48,491 ±$3,389
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.

Red River County, Texas's population grew 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Red River 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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Red River County, Texas's population grew 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Red River 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	11,564	100.0	100.0
2021	11,573	100.1	100.2
2022	11,606	100.4	100.7
2023	11,713	101.3	101.6
2024	11,841	102.4	102.5
2025	11,816	102.2	103.1

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Population of Red River 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	11,564	−25	−25	0	−3
2021	11,573	+9	−123	+3	+126
2022	11,606	+33	−106	+17	+125
2023	11,713	+107	−63	+26	+141
2024	11,841	+128	−32	+16	+145
2025	11,816	−25	−32	+5	+3

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 48.1 ±0.9: for men 44.8 ±4.7 and for women 51.0 ±3.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Red River County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	705 ±116	6.1% ±1.0	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,653 ±172	14.2% ±1.5	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	749 ±184	6.5% ±1.6	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,370 ±234	20.4% ±2.0	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,134 ±293	27.0% ±2.5	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,000 ±269	25.8% ±2.3	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $48,491 ±$3,389, and income per person $29,753 ±$1,857, 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 Red River County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	1,211 ±241	24.3% ±4.7	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,380 ±260	27.7% ±5.1	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	862 ±210	17.3% ±4.2	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	425 ±119	8.5% ±2.4	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	680 ±154	13.7% ±3.1	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	264 ±88	5.3% ±1.8	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	77 to 235	1.6% to 4.7%	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 Red River County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	1,785 ±365	15.6% ±3.2	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	385 ±158	16.4% ±6.4	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	760 ±232	13.9% ±4.2	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	640 ±140	17.6% ±3.6	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Red River County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Red River County	Texas	United States
Housing units	6,194 ±21	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	80.4% ±3.0	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	19.6% ±2.9	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.5% ±4.7	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.5% ±5.0	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$121,500 ±$26,638	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,044 ±$119	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±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 Red River County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	869 ±0	7.5% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,456 ±41	72.8% ±0.4	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,892 ±36	16.3% ±0.3	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	9 to 69	0.1% to 0.6%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	112 ±35	1.0% ±0.3	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 60	0% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	214 ±64	1.8% ±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 Red River County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	8,874 ±304	76.4% ±2.6	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,298 ±312	19.8% ±2.7	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	27 to 169	0.2% to 1.5%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	341 ±102	2.9% ±0.9	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	38 to 150	0.3% to 1.3%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	247 ±112	2.1% ±1.0	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%.

Red River County among the counties of Texas

156th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Red River County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Wilbarger County	12,481	−2.8%
Reeves County	12,138	−17.8%
Morris County	12,133	+1.3%
Newton County	11,954	−1.7%
Live Oak County	11,929	+5.1%
Red River County	11,816	+2.2%
Dawson County	11,776	−5.6%
Terry County	11,720	−0.6%
Ward County	11,125	−4.7%
Franklin County	10,994	+6.0%
Clay County	10,764	+5.0%

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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