Demographics of Swisher County, Texas

Swisher County, Texas had 6,703 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −245 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.

Swisher County, in four figures

6,703
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.5%
Change since July 2020: −245 people.; 36.4 ±1.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $36,165 ±$14,512
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.

Swisher County, Texas's population shrank 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Swisher 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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Swisher County, Texas's population shrank 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Swisher 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	6,948	100.0	100.0
2021	7,006	100.8	100.2
2022	6,944	99.9	100.7
2023	6,900	99.3	101.6
2024	6,842	98.5	102.5
2025	6,703	96.5	103.1

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Population of Swisher 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	6,948	−25	−7	0	−18
2021	7,006	+58	−26	+14	+74
2022	6,944	−62	−35	+39	−63
2023	6,900	−44	−12	+26	−59
2024	6,842	−58	−17	+6	−47
2025	6,703	−139	−15	+1	−124

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.4 ±1.5: for men 34.0 ±1.5 and for women 39.6 ±5.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Swisher County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	409 ±72	5.9% ±1.0	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,251 ±247	18.0% ±3.6	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	629 ±212	9.1% ±3.1	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,942 ±284	28.0% ±4.1	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,579 ±245	22.8% ±3.5	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,127 ±166	16.2% ±2.4	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $36,165 ±$14,512, and income per person $22,512 ±$3,131, 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 Swisher County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	853 ±199	35.8% ±8.0	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	579 ±176	24.3% ±7.2	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	326 ±113	13.7% ±4.6	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	161 ±70	6.8% ±2.9	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	318 ±105	13.3% ±4.3	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	9 to 83	0.4% to 3.5%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	39 to 161	1.7% to 6.7%	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 Swisher County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	1,901 ±436	30.1% ±6.9	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	599 ±178	36.1% ±9.0	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,066 ±280	33.1% ±7.7	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	236 ±94	16.4% ±6.3	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Swisher County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Swisher County	Texas	United States
Housing units	3,029 ±27	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	78.7% ±5.2	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	21.3% ±5.0	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.4% ±5.3	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.6% ±5.9	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$86,300 ±$6,700	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$783 ±$41	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1961 ±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 Swisher County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,212 ±0	46.3% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,880 ±98	41.5% ±1.4	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	536 ±102	7.7% ±1.5	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 8	0% to 0.1%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 105	0% to 1.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 168	0% to 2.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	192 ±92	2.8% ±1.3	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 Swisher County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	5,754 ±274	82.9% ±3.9	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	867 ±215	12.5% ±3.1	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	307 ±138	4.4% ±2.0	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	95 to 331	1.4% to 4.8%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	29 to 159	0.4% to 2.3%	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%.

Swisher County among the counties of Texas

186th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Swisher County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
McCulloch County	7,472	−1.6%
Yoakum County	7,438	−3.1%
Castro County	7,295	−0.4%
Goliad County	7,208	+2.7%
Bailey County	6,963	+1.4%
Swisher County	6,703	−3.5%
Refugio County	6,657	−1.3%
Childress County	6,643	−0.2%
Brooks County	6,579	−7.3%
La Salle County	6,517	−1.9%
Lynn County	6,017	+7.3%

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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