COMPARING TWO PLACES
Gray County vs Carson County
PLACE A
Gray County, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Carson County, Texas
Gray County is 260% larger than Carson County. Carson County earns more, with a median household income $25,617 higher.
GRAY COUNTYCARSON COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population20,9195,805+260% vs Carson County
Population density236+16
Population growth-5.8%-6.1%+0.3 pts
Median age36.941.0−4.1
Male53.5%49.5%+3.9 pts
Female46.5%50.5%−3.9 pts
Foreign-born11.3%2.1%+9.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic59.4%81.8%−22.4 pts
Black4.5%0.7%+3.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino31.4%10.9%+20.5 pts
Asian0.9%0.3%+0.6 pts
Other3.8%6.3%−2.5 pts
Median household income$59,614$85,231−$25,617
Per capita income$33,745$42,049−$8,304
Poverty rate15.7%7.4%+8.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4890.426+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.2%26.4%−10.1 pts
Graduate degree3.1%9.7%−6.5 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%1.2%+4.4 pts
Labor force participation57.6%64.1%−6.5 pts
Median home value$102,900$143,000−$40,100
Median gross rent$933$956−$23
Owner-occupied76.4%79.2%−2.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.7%18.4%+1.3 pts
Rent-burdened households40.3%23.9%+16.4 pts
Average commute17.824.5−6.7
Worked from home4.1%8.2%−4.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured17.7%11.7%+6.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025