Terrell County is a county of 835 people in Texas. The median age is 59.9, about 21 years above the US median. 89% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 0 people per square mile. Households here earn about 43% less than in Texas as a whole. Getting to work takes 11 minutes on average.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $44,886, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 59.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 181%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Terrell County
What changed most since 1990
Median age35.0 → 59.9(+24.9 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Hispanic share53.5% → 40.1%(−13.4 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Homes owned by their occupants65.5% → 89.4%(+23.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 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)15.9%(10)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19%(12)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.3%(21)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.6%(1)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 63 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
Terrell County, decade by decade
Terrell 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
1,410
$50,913
$68,402
12.0%
62.6
2000
1,081
$44,119
$49,003
19.0%
65.5
2010
984
$50,930
$61,283
20.7%
65.2
2020
760
$51,903
$98,660
22.6%
68.4
2024
835
$44,886
$137,500
26.9%
71.6
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.
