Deaf Smith 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
Deaf Smith County 13,187 18,999 21,165 19,153 18,561 19,372
Hereford 7,652 13,414 15,853 14,745 14,597 15,370
Unincorporated Areas 5,535 5,585 5,312 4,408 3,964 4,002
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
Deaf Smith County 5,939 158 13,039 56 180 19,372
Hereford 4,041 139 11,019 48 123 15,370
Unincorporated Areas 1,898 19 2,020 8 57 4,002
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
Deaf Smith County 1,802 4,786 3,476 4,326 1,741 2,201
Hereford 1,456 3,842 2,757 3,316 1,353 1,599
Unincorporated Areas 346 944 719 1,010 388 602
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
Deaf Smith County 8,880 48% 9,452 52% 18,332
Hereford 6,951 49% 7,372 51% 14,323
Unincorporated Areas 1,929 48% 2,080 52% 4,009
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
Deaf Smith County 2,117 1,398 3,258 2,105 382 899 398
Hereford 1,821 1,005 2,456 1,485 318 660 310
Unincorporated Areas 296 393 802 620 64 239 88
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
Deaf Smith County 522 336 1,008 842 1,036 1,147 658 367 113 57
Hereford 485 211 805 642 857 870 465 259 97 9
Unincorporated Areas 37 125 203 200 179 277 193 108 16 48
2009 American Community Survey
 
PER CAPITA INCOME IN 2009   MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 2009
Texas $24,318       Texas $48,199
Deaf Smith County $16,537       Deaf Smith County $38,849
Hereford $15,435       Hereford $38,046
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
Deaf Smith County 1,727 1,205 1,780 419 953 1,623
Hereford 1,149 951 1,556 328 768 1,229
Unincorporated Areas 578 254 224 91 185 394
2009 American Community Survey