Demographics of Shackelford County, Texas

Shackelford County, Texas had 3,197 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +83 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.

Shackelford County, in four figures

3,197
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.7%
Change since July 2020: +83 people.; 42.3 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $73,047 ±$13,485
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.

Shackelford County, Texas's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Shackelford 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Shackelford County, Texas's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Shackelford 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	3,114	100.0	100.0
2021	3,201	102.8	100.2
2022	3,211	103.1	100.7
2023	3,220	103.4	101.6
2024	3,194	102.6	102.5
2025	3,197	102.7	103.1

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Population of Shackelford 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	3,114	+9	−1	0	+8
2021	3,201	+87	−8	0	+101
2022	3,211	+10	−19	+1	+29
2023	3,220	+9	−14	+1	+23
2024	3,194	−26	−9	0	−17
2025	3,197	+3	−9	0	+13

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.3 ±1.1: for men 38.7 ±1.4 and for women 45.1 ±3.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Shackelford County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	152 ±32	4.8% ±1.0	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	504 ±79	15.9% ±2.5	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	248 ±91	7.8% ±2.9	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	764 ±104	24.1% ±3.3	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	869 ±106	27.4% ±3.4	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	638 ±99	20.1% ±3.1	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $73,047 ±$13,485, and income per person $35,110 ±$3,381, 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 Shackelford County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	249 ±78	19.3% ±5.9	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	223 ±66	17.2% ±5.0	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	187 ±58	14.5% ±4.4	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	201 ±66	15.5% ±5.0	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	250 ±79	19.3% ±6.0	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	110 ±47	8.5% ±3.6	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	73 ±36	5.6% ±2.8	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 Shackelford County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	299 ±104	9.5% ±3.3	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	23 to 87	3.8% to 13.4%	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	59 to 189	3.8% to 12.1%	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	120 ±56	12.8% ±5.8	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 Shackelford County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Shackelford County	Texas	United States
Housing units	1,575 ±13	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.1% ±4.6	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.9% ±4.6	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.7% ±5.6	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.3% ±5.9	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$174,800 ±$41,116	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$718 ±$224	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1970 ±6	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 Shackelford County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	411 ±0	12.9% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,577 ±44	81.2% ±1.4	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5 to 49	0.2% to 1.5%	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 4	0% to 0.1%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 8	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.8%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	148 ±47	4.7% ±1.5	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 Shackelford County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	2,642 ±119	83.2% ±3.7	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	498 ±112	15.7% ±3.5	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 21	0% to 0.7%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 54	0% to 1.7%	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 23	0% to 0.7%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 41	0% to 1.3%	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%.

Shackelford County among the counties of Texas

217th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Shackelford County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Hudspeth County	3,433	+7.7%
Coke County	3,412	+2.7%
Hardeman County	3,292	−7.5%
Donley County	3,213	−1.9%
Sutton County	3,203	−4.7%
Shackelford County	3,197	+2.7%
Knox County	3,192	−4.6%
Reagan County	3,166	−7.5%
Upton County	3,131	−5.1%
Kinney County	3,128	< +0.1%
Hemphill County	3,083	−8.4%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Counties in Texas by homeownership rate
No. 19 Counties in Texas by median household income
No. 36 Counties in Texas by per capita income
No. 42 Counties in Texas by median age
No. 60 Counties in Texas by median home value
No. 91 Counties in Texas by poverty rate

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026