COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Armstrong County

Texas · 2,021 residents · 909 sq mi

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With 2,021 people, Armstrong County is a county in Texas. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. At a median age of 38.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $43,600. Median rent is $289 a month. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,021

−6%vs 2000

vs 2,148 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.4

−6%vs 2000

vs 40.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

909 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.1%(124)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.7%(176)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.5%(172)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(128)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.5%(70)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.4%(251)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.7%(256)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.9%(179)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.1%(225)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411%(223)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.6%(153)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.2%(64)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,081

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,194 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,212

−35%vs 2000

vs $17,151 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.8%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,600

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$289

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $436 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.7%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.9% in 2000

19.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.5%(2,008)

Black0.2%(4)

Hispanic / Latino5.4%(116)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96%(1,940)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino4%(81)

Asian0.1%(3)

Other3.9%(78)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican9.5%(174)

Puerto Rican1.4%(25)

Spaniard0.4%(7)

Asian origin

Chinese1.5%(28)

Korean0.1%(1)

Ancestry

German21.9%(399)

Irish12.6%(229)

English11.6%(211)

American5.3%(97)

Scottish3.7%(67)

Russian2.7%(50)

French1.4%(25)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(11)

Swiss0.6%(11)

Swedish0.5%(10)

Welsh0.4%(8)

Finnish0.3%(6)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Italian0.3%(6)

West Indian0.3%(6)

Norwegian0.2%(4)

Polish0.2%(3)

British0.1%(2)

Haitian0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.1%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.4%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.1%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.5 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 17.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married15.5%(111)

Married66.9%(478)

Widowed9%(64)

Divorced8.7%(62)

Women 15+

Never married11.1%(86)

Married68.9%(535)

Widowed12.2%(95)

Divorced7.9%(61)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.2%

−9.7 ptssince 2013

from 13.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.5%

−7.2 ptssince 2020

from 66.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.0%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 11.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.6%

+6.1 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.9%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 8.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 4.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.3%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 76.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.6%

+6.9 ptssince 2020

from 28.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)11.7%(19)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21%(34)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era57.4%(93)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.2%(2)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 162 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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