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Swisher County, TX

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

AI Overview

Swisher County is a small rural Texas county of 6,981 residents with a predominantly working-class economy, where median household income stands at $36,165 and a poverty rate of 29.5% reflects persistent economic stress. The labor force participation rate is low at 50.9%, with 20.1% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though GDP per capita of $72,736 suggests output concentrated in capital-intensive sectors relative to local wages. Housing costs are among the lowest observable, with a median home value of $89,200 and median gross rent of $729/month, while the county's population has contracted 6.7% over five years.

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

Population

6,981

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$36,165

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

36.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-6.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone4,126 (59.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,431 (20.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone543 (7.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone499 (7.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races134 (1.9%)
  • Asian Alone120 (1.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,920
  2. 2.Arabic5
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)3

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

186

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$72,736

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$23,065

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

29.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance850
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining306
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)289
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services269
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities240

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations959
  2. 2.Service Occupations521
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations496
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations455
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations333

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 7.66×)325
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.85×)232
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.47×)916
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.34×)313
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.93×)117

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$89,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$729/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

66.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $80,000 to $89,999200 (12.6%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999178 (11.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999139 (8.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999132 (8.3%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999122 (7.7%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999101 (6.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

80.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

50.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$32,625

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,231 (81.7%)
  • Carpooled380 (13.9%)
  • Worked At Home77 (2.8%)
  • Other32 (1.2%)
  • Walked8 (0.3%)
  • Motorcycle3 (0.1%)

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.