| Parmer 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 | |||||
| Parmer | 9,583 | 10,509 | 11,038 | 9,863 | 10,016 | 10,269 | |||||
| Bovina | 1,029 | 1,428 | 1,499 | 1,549 | 1,874 | 1,868 | |||||
| Farwell | 1,009 | 1,185 | 1,354 | 1,373 | 1,364 | 1,363 | |||||
| Friona | 2,048 | 3,111 | 3,809 | 3,688 | 3,854 | 4,123 | |||||
| Unincorporated Areas | 5,497 | 4,785 | 4,376 | 3,253 | 2,924 | 2,915 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| Parmer | 3,943 | 91 | 6,164 | 18 | 53 | 10,269 | |||||
| Bovina | 310 | 13 | 1,537 | 1 | 7 | 1,868 | |||||
| Farwell | 769 | 26 | 557 | 8 | 3 | 1,363 | |||||
| Friona | 1,164 | 38 | 2,882 | 9 | 30 | 4,123 | |||||
| Unincorporated Areas | 1,700 | 14 | 1,188 | 0 | 13 | 2,915 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| Parmer | 768 | 2,417 | 1,537 | 2,498 | 912 | 1,266 | |||||
| Bovina | 168 | 493 | 321 | 530 | 140 | 147 | |||||
| Farwell | 71 | 182 | 248 | 269 | 144 | 300 | |||||
| Friona | 398 | 1,049 | 548 | 987 | 221 | 378 | |||||
| Unincorporated Areas | 131 | 693 | 420 | 712 | 407 | 441 | |||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Parmer | 4,607 | 49% | 4,791 | 51% | 9,398 | ||||||
| Bovina | 876 | 49% | 923 | 51% | 1,799 | ||||||
| Farwell | 567 | 47% | 647 | 53% | 1,214 | ||||||
| Friona | 1,622 | 45% | 1,959 | 55% | 3,581 | ||||||
| Unincorporated Areas | 1,542 | 32% | 3,221 | 68% | 2,804 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||
| Parmer | 1388 | 719 | 1363 | 1042 | 375 | 710 | 140 | ||||
| Bovina | 365 | 186 | 243 | 138 | 24 | 50 | 35 | ||||
| Farwell | 150 | 110 | 203 | 194 | 62 | 166 | 18 | ||||
| Friona | 516 | 292 | 420 | 320 | 184 | 147 | 23 | ||||
| Unincorporated Areas | 357 | 131 | 497 | 390 | 105 | 347 | 64 | ||||
| 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 | |
| Parmer | 310 | 188 | 540 | 532 | 527 | 557 | 292 | 235 | 52 | 51 | |
| Bovina | 57 | 13 | 115 | 121 | 119 | 121 | 42 | 16 | 0 | 2 | |
| Farwell | 76 | 50 | 94 | 67 | 85 | 91 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 3 | |
| Friona | 89 | 76 | 246 | 158 | 170 | 173 | 97 | 60 | 23 | 22 | |
| Unincorporated Areas | 88 | 49 | 85 | 186 | 153 | 172 | 121 | 152 | 22 | 24 | |
| SOURCE: 2009 American Community Survey | |||||||||||
| PER CAPITA INCOME IN 2009 | MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 2009 | ||||||||||
| Texas | $24,318 | Texas | $48,199 | ||||||||
| Parmer | $16,339 | Parmer | $36,698 | ||||||||
| Bovina | $13,097 | 347 | Bovina | $34,773 | |||||||
| Farwell | $18,421 | Farwell | $29,907 | ||||||||
| Friona | $13,989 | Friona | $34,375 | ||||||||
| 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 | |||||
| Parmer | 1,177 | 660 | 537 | 460 | 319 | 1,093 | |||||
| Bovina | 56 | 159 | 108 | 70 | 83 | 293 | |||||
| Farwell | 259 | 61 | 108 | 39 | 16 | 94 | |||||
| Friona | 326 | 281 | 149 | 145 | 165 | 485 | |||||
| Unincorporated Areas | 536 | 159 | 172 | 206 | 55 | 221 | |||||
| SOURCE: 2009 American Community Survey | |||||||||||