Castro County Demographics
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POPULATION            
  ACTUAL
  1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Texas* 9,579,677 11,198,655 14,225,513 16,986,510 20,851,820 25,145,561
Panhandle Region 355,549 339,921 377,124 371,956 402,862 427,927
Castro 8,923 10,394 10,556 9,070 8,285 8,062
Dimmitt 2,935 4,327 5,019 4,403 4,375 4,393
Hart 577 839 1,008 1,221 1,198 1,114
Nazareth 0 0 299 298 356 311
Unincorporated Areas 5,411 5,228 4,230 3,148 2,356 2,244
SOURCE: 2010 Census, February 2011 Release
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ETHNICITY IN 2010            
  White Black Hispanic Asian Other Total
Texas 11,397,345 2,886,825 9,460,921 948,426 452,044 25,145,561
Panhandle Region 259,774 19,360 132,755 8,168 7,870 427,927
Castro 3,004 149 4,828 30 51 8,062
Dimmitt 1,214 101 3,023 24 31 4,393
Hart 241 31 834 1 7 1,114
Nazareth 277 1 33 0 0 311
Unincorporated Areas 1,272 16 938 5 13 2,244
SOURCE: 2010 Census, February 2011 Release
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AGE DISTRIBUTION IN 2009             
  0-4 5-19  20-34  35-54  55-64  65+ 
Texas 1,992,506 5,338,116 5,253,733 6,589,190 2,243,645 2,401,852
Panhandle Region 33,026 91,357 82,888 109,017 40,871 51,673
Castro 648 1,690 1,171 1,921 805 998
Dimmitt 366 925 600 870 455 554
Hart 63 143 104 229 79 149
Nazareth 19 52 29 100 45 39
Unincorporated Areas 200 570 438 722 226 256
SOURCE:  2009 American Community Survey
 
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GENDER DISTRIBUTION IN 2009
  Male % Male Female % Female Total
Texas 118,800,450 50% 11,938,592 50% 23,819,042
Panhandle Region 205,061 50% 203,771 50% 427,927
Castro 3,666 51% 3,567 49% 7,233
Dimmitt 1,788 47% 1,982 53% 3,770
Hart 398 52% 369 48% 767
Nazareth 136 48% 148 52% 284
Unincorporated Areas 1,344 56% 1,068 44% 2,412
SOURCE:  2009 American Community Survey
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT IN 2009: Persons 25 Years and Over
  Less Than 9th Grade 9th-12th No Diploma HS Graduate or GED Some College No Degree Associate Degree Bachelor's Degree Graduate/Prof Degree
 
Texas 1,534,021 1,534,021 3,855,923 3,167,580 914,757 2,508,991 1,224,557
Panhandle Region 24,173 28,650 74,683 62,678 16,101 32,455 14,605
Castro 1,026 639 1,110 741 243 522 124
Dimmitt 719 349 412 302 122 251 61
Hart 162 63 167 77 7 29 16
Nazareth 12 8 65 54 26 30 0
Unincorporated Areas 133 219 466 308 88 212 47
SOURCE:  2009 American Community Survey
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DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 2009
  < than $10,000 $15,000 $25,000 $35,000 $50,000 $75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000
  $10,000 $14,999 $24,999 $34,999 $49,999 $74,999 $99,000 $149,000 $199,999 or more
Texas 671,142 484,624 965,762 9,379,922 1,205,223 1,483,303 951,399 929,569 323,021 317,011
Panhandle Region 12,837 10,430 20,549 19,645 22,366 28,000 17,055 12,455 3,488 3,252
Castro 199 207 505 480 566 389 211 182 21 12
Dimmitt 122 98 317 270 314 90 90 79 8 7
Hart 12 47 73 58 18 55 27 0 6 0
Nazareth 2 2 30 16 16 36 4 13 0 2
Unincorporated Areas 63 60 85 136 218 208 90 90 7 3
SOURCE:  2009 American Community Survey
 
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PER CAPITA INCOME IN 2009   MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 2009
Texas $24,318       Texas $48,199
Castro  $16,698       Castro $34,849
Dimmitt $14,331       Dimmitt $29,676
Hart $13,815       Hart $27,353
Nazareth $19,390       Nazareth $43,854
SOURCE:  2009 American Community Survey
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EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY IN 2009            
  Management & Professional Service Occupations Sales & Office Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Construction, Extraction, Maint. Production, Transportation, & Moving
Texas 3,602,568 1,824,234 2,799,863 61,447 1,240,921 1,331,931
Panhandle Region 53,514 34,090 46,607 4,060 22,945 29,800
Castro 945 574 609 285 245 545
Dimmitt 406 298 295 107 81 307
Hart 67 50 57 15 32 94
Nazareth 69 15 18 0 23 12
Unincorporated Areas 403 211 239 163 109 132
SOURCE:  2009 American Community Survey