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Crosby County, TX

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

AI Overview

Crosby County is a small, agriculture-oriented rural county in West Texas with a population of 5,072 that has contracted by 13.5% over the past five years. The labor force is relatively limited—60.5% participation, 6.2% unemployment, and just 14.1% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher—though worker costs are low, with median worker earnings of $33,359 and median gross rent of only $637 per month. A 22.1% poverty rate and median home value of $75,500 reflect the county's economic constraints, even as GDP per capita of $49,310 sits notably above median household income of $52,188.

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

Population

5,072

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$52,188

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-13.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone3,319 (65.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone667 (13.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race629 (12.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races205 (4.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone175 (3.5%)
  • Asian Alone35 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,598
  2. 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)33
  3. 3.Vietnamese15
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island9
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic6

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

202

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$49,310

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$30,845

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

22.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance546
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)294
  3. 3.Construction (Group)261
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining228
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services171

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations656
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations412
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations400
  4. 4.Service Occupations366
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations358

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.69×)240
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 2.19×)340
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.48×)157
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.10×)580
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.06×)260

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$75,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$637/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

68.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $50,000 to $59,999156 (11.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999156 (11.7%)
  • $40,000 to $49,999116 (8.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999115 (8.7%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999105 (7.9%)
  • $80,000 to $89,99991 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

14.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

78.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$33,359

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,708 (79.6%)
  • Carpooled316 (14.7%)
  • Worked At Home56 (2.6%)
  • Other34 (1.6%)
  • Walked32 (1.5%)
  • Public Transit0 (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.