Deaf Smith County, TX
Demographic and economic profile of Deaf Smith County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Deaf Smith County's economy punches well above its population size of 18,487, generating a GDP per capita of $89,485 against a median household income of $60,799, a gap that points to capital-intensive agricultural and food-processing activity in the region. The workforce skews young (median age 31.3) with relatively low educational attainment—only 11.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—and labor costs are modest, with median worker earnings of $37,349 and a 3.3% unemployment rate. Housing is affordable at a $116,000 median home value, though the county has seen a -2.2% population decline over five years and a 17.3% foreign-born share that reflects the composition of its agricultural labor market.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-2.2% since 2018
Deaf Smith County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone7,469 (40.5%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race6,913 (37.4%)
- Some Other Race Alone3,125 (16.9%)
- Black or African American Alone479 (2.6%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races349 (1.9%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone113 (0.6%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish9,506
- 2.German or other West Germanic18
- 3.Other Indo-European18
- 4.Korean8
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Manufacturing (Group)1,861
- 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,232
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)821
- 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining789
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services723
Top Occupations
- 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,236
- 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,775
- 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,554
- 4.Service Occupations1,482
- 5.Sales & Office Occupations1,342
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.