Demographics of Wilbarger County, Texas

Wilbarger County, Texas had 12,481 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −361 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.

Wilbarger County, in four figures

12,481
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.8%
Change since July 2020: −361 people.; 40.5 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $54,102 ±$9,748
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.

Wilbarger County, Texas's population shrank 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Wilbarger 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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Wilbarger County, Texas's population shrank 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Wilbarger 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	12,842	100.0	100.0
2021	12,703	98.9	100.2
2022	12,540	97.6	100.7
2023	12,510	97.4	101.6
2024	12,474	97.1	102.5
2025	12,481	97.2	103.1

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Population of Wilbarger 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	12,842	−45	−10	0	−33
2021	12,703	−139	−56	+7	−92
2022	12,540	−163	−17	+11	−158
2023	12,510	−30	−44	+29	−15
2024	12,474	−36	−10	+26	−51
2025	12,481	+7	−8	+8	+6

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.5 ±1.4: for men 37.0 ±2.9 and for women 42.4 ±1.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Wilbarger County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	872 ±186	6.9% ±1.5	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,836 ±288	14.6% ±2.3	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,154 ±234	9.1% ±1.9	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,339 ±405	26.5% ±3.2	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,916 ±334	23.1% ±2.6	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,499 ±338	19.8% ±2.7	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $54,102 ±$9,748, and income per person $30,649 ±$3,803, 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 Wilbarger County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	1,049 ±260	22.0% ±5.3	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,137 ±270	23.8% ±5.5	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	700 ±185	14.7% ±3.8	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	846 ±241	17.7% ±4.9	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	736 ±211	15.4% ±4.3	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	65 to 247	1.4% to 5.2%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	39 to 269	0.8% to 5.6%	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 Wilbarger County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	2,121 ±595	17.5% ±4.9	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	761 ±258	28.4% ±8.6	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,027 ±322	16.0% ±4.9	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	333 ±143	11.0% ±4.6	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Wilbarger County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wilbarger County	Texas	United States
Housing units	5,845 ±24	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	81.7% ±4.9	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	18.3% ±4.8	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	67.2% ±5.8	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	32.8% ±6.0	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$89,400 ±$18,524	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$932 ±$45	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1965 ±5	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 Wilbarger County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,816 ±0	30.2% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,875 ±97	54.5% ±0.8	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	731 ±169	5.8% ±1.3	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	389 ±83	3.1% ±0.7	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 94	0% to 0.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	757 ±196	6.0% ±1.6	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 Wilbarger County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	9,454 ±466	74.9% ±3.7	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,294 ±391	18.2% ±3.1	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	11 to 233	0.1% to 1.8%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	746 ±228	5.9% ±1.8	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	347 ±117	2.8% ±0.9	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	399 ±167	3.2% ±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%.

Wilbarger County among the counties of Texas

151st of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Wilbarger County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Zapata County	13,753	−0.9%
Blanco County	13,581	+18.6%
Rains County	13,542	+11.2%
Camp County	13,380	+7.7%
Lamb County	12,579	−3.3%
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%

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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