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Crockett County, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Crockett County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Crockett County is a sparsely populated West Texas county of 2,881 residents with an economy heavily oriented toward extractive industries, reflected in a GDP per capita of $239,491 against median worker earnings of $51,638 — a gap suggesting capital-intensive, high-output production with a relatively small workforce. The labor force is modest, with 61.9% participation, only 11.0% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and 65.8% reaching high school completion, while costs remain low: median home values sit at $140,000 and median gross rent at $585/month. The county has shed 20.7% of its population over five years, unemployment stands at 2.8%, and a poverty rate of just 3.3% accompanies a median household income of $81,022, pointing to a small but relatively well-compensated employed base.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

2,881

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$81,022

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-20.7% since 2018

Crockett County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Some Other Race Alone1,376 (48.8%)
  • White Alone930 (33.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race507 (18.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone7 (0.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2 (0.1%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,652

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

17.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

61

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$239,491

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$36,215

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

3.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance461
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining320
  3. 3.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities223
  4. 4.Construction (Group)164
  5. 5.Other Services, Except Public Administration (Group)78

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations538
  2. 2.Service Occupations374
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations193
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations140
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations108

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 11.95×)273
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 3.46×)290
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 2.45×)243
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.54×)104
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.21×)406

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$140,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$585/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $60,000 to $69,999198 (21.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999138 (15.3%)
  • $30,000 to $34,999116 (12.8%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999115 (12.7%)
  • $125,000 to $149,99985 (9.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99982 (9.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

11.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

65.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$51,638

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

0.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,097 (81.1%)
  • Carpooled103 (7.6%)
  • Worked At Home98 (7.2%)
  • Walked55 (4.1%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)
  • Taxi0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.