With 6,743 people, Childress County is a county in Texas. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $125,400. Density works out to 10 people per square mile. 5% of residents were born outside the United States. That trails the Texas median by roughly 25%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $58,654, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
12% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 54%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Childress County
What changed most since 1990
Median age40.5 → 35.9(−4.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate30.9% → 15.3%(−15.5 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Hispanic share13.9% → 31.9%(+18.0 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
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)26.6%(45)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.5%(33)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era11.8%(20)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.3%(9)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 169 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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Over time
Childress County, decade by decade
Childress County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
5,953
$38,620
$72,242
10.5%
43.2
2000
7,688
$50,017
$81,246
8.6%
66.0
2010
7,041
$60,426
$78,834
15.7%
67.6
2020
6,664
$52,801
$105,205
18.8%
71.6
2024
6,743
$58,654
$125,400
11.8%
73.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
