Terry County is home to 11,629 people in Texas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 10% of adults. That trails the Texas median by roughly 44%. The typical home is worth $105,400, having more than doubled since 2000. Density works out to 13 people per square mile. Median household income is $44,100, under the $82,259 national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $44,100, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
10% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 31%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Terry County
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$90,723 → $105,400(+16%)US over the same years: +67%
Population13,218 → 11,629(−12%)US over the same years: +35%
Hispanic share39.1% → 56.9%(+17.8 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)14.2%(71)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9.4%(47)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era23%(115)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.6%(33)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.2%(16)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 499 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
Terry County, decade by decade
Terry 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
13,218
$53,742
$90,723
9.7%
65.3
2000
12,761
$51,170
$80,153
9.5%
69.4
2010
12,651
$56,821
$90,630
14.3%
68.8
2020
11,831
$53,393
$95,145
11.6%
67.4
2024
11,629
$44,100
$105,400
9.8%
66.6
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.
