COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Collingsworth County

Texas · 3,573 residents · 918 sq mi

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With 3,573 people, Collingsworth County is a county in Texas. 28.5% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Median home value sits at $24,600. At a median age of 38.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That trails the Texas median by roughly 43%. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 14%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,573

+11%vs 2000

vs 3,206 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.7

−5%vs 2000

vs 40.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

918 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(235)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(277)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(277)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(235)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.6%(166)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.1%(433)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.4%(406)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.5%(303)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411%(393)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.6%(414)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.5%(339)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.7%(95)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,421

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,438 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,425

−38%vs 2000

vs $15,318 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

28.5%

+9.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$24,600

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$257

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $293 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.9%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 78.8% in 2000

21.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic71.4%(2,289)

Black5.3%(169)

Hispanic / Latino20.4%(655)

Asian0.2%(6)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic83.6%(2,986)

Black6.4%(229)

Hispanic / Latino16%(570)

Asian0.1%(4)

Other9.9%(354)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican26.2%(677)

Spaniard2.5%(65)

Central American0.7%(17)

Salvadoran0.7%(17)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan1.2%(32)

Ancestry

German12.8%(330)

English11.5%(297)

Irish10%(259)

American2.1%(54)

Russian1.7%(44)

Italian1.6%(42)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(32)

Dutch0.8%(20)

Welsh0.8%(20)

Polish0.6%(15)

Scottish0.3%(9)

Swiss0.2%(4)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

French0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.0%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.0%

−9.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.5%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.3 min

−3%vs 2000

vs 12.7 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 married18.7%(169)

Married64.3%(580)

Widowed5.5%(50)

Divorced11.4%(103)

Women 15+

Never married27%(285)

Married46%(486)

Widowed16.1%(170)

Divorced11%(116)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

22.1%

+1.2 ptssince 2013

from 20.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.9%

+8.0 ptssince 2020

from 32.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.2%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 12.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.0%

+8.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.5%

−7.3 ptssince 2020

from 26.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

53.8%

+9.2 ptssince 2020

from 44.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.4%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 41.9% 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)2.1%(3)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)4.8%(7)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.8%(61)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.7%(1)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 146 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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