Childress County Demographics
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
Childress County 8,421 6,605 6,950 5,953 7,688 7,041
Childress 6,399 5,408 5,817 5,046 6,778 6,105
Unincorporated Areas 2,022 1,197 1,133 907 910 936  
SOURCE: 2010 Census, February 2011 Release
 
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
Childress County 4,327 684 1,885 47 98 7,041
Childress 3,468 680 1,822 46 89 6,105
Unincorporated Areas 859 4 63 1 9 936
SOURCE: 2010 Census, February 2011 Release            
 
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
Childress County 516 1,480 1,918 1,775 747 1,094
Childress 481 1,244 1,757 1,521 608 952
Unincorporated Areas 35 236 161 254 139 142
SOURCE:  2009 American Community Survey            
 
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
Childress County 4,394 59% 3,136 41% 7,530
Childress 3,858 59% 2,705 41% 6,563
Unincorporated Areas 536 55% 431 45% 967
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
Childress County 544 494 2,252 951 250 368 150
Childress 535 494 1,992 761 143 329 122
Unincorporated Areas 9 0 260 190 107 39 28
SOURCE:  2009 American Community Survey
 
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
Childress County 305 307 285 320 339 429 207 124 43 73
Childress 305 267 271 275 300 372 148 84 29 45
Unincorporated Areas 0 40 14 45 39 57 59 40 14 28
SOURCE:  2009 American Community Survey
 
PER CAPITA INCOME IN 2009   MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 2009
Texas $24,318       Texas $48,199
Childress County $15,422       Childress County $34,953
Childress $13,438       Childress $32,190
SOURCE:  2009 American Community Survey  
 
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
Childress County 677 890 680 50 315 317
Childress 518 814 537 28 288 192
Unincorporated Areas 159 76 143 22 27 125
SOURCE:  2009 American Community Survey