Wilbarger County, TX

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2022 Population

12,795

0.714% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2022 Poverty Rate

18.4%

1.4% 1-year increase

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Wilbarger County, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (55.4%), White (Hispanic) (13%), Two+ (Hispanic) (9.07%), Other (Hispanic) (7.56%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (7.15%).

None of the households in Wilbarger County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97% of the residents in Wilbarger County, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Wilbarger County, TX are Vernon College (504 degrees awarded in 2022).

Most people in Wilbarger County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16 minutes. The average car ownership in Wilbarger County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Wilbarger County, TX borders Jackson County, OK, Tillman County, OK, Archer County, TX, Baylor County, TX, Foard County, TX, Hardeman County, TX, and Wichita County, TX.

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Economy

The economy of Wilbarger County, TX employs N/A people. The largest industries in Wilbarger County, TX are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,271 people), Manufacturing (615 people), and Educational Services (516 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($87,700), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,714), and Public Administration ($48,462).

Employment

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wilbarger County, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (675 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (584 people), and Production Occupations (564 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wilbarger County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wilbarger County, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,271 people), Manufacturing (615 people), and Educational Services (516 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wilbarger County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Wilbarger County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($83,281), Public Administration ($75,845), and Manufacturing ($55,595).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($67,115), Information ($53,393), and Public Administration ($47,596).

Employment by Industry Sector

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4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

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Other Services (except Public Administration)
25
Finance and Insurance
24
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Wilbarger County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 77.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (21.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.729%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (77.9%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (21.1%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.729%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Wilbarger County, TX for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Wilbarger County, TX awarded 504 degrees. The student population of Wilbarger County, TX in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 808 male students and 1,441 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Wilbarger County, TX are White (285 and 56.8%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (134 and 26.7%), Black or African American (37 and 7.37%), and Two or More Races (29 and 5.78%).

The largest universities in Wilbarger County, TX by number of degrees awarded are Vernon College (504 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Wilbarger County, TX are General Studies (176 and 34.9%), Registered Nursing (68 and 13.5%), and Liberal Arts & Sciences (58 and 11.5%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Wilbarger County, TX have an average commute time of 16 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wilbarger County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Wilbarger County, TX is N/A. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Wilbarger County, TX was Census Tract 9503 with a value of $72,750, followed by Census Tract 9506 and Census Tract 9505, with respective values of $55,727 and $40,665.

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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57.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

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This chart shows the percentage of owner in Wilbarger County, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9503
Census Tract 9506
Census Tract 9505

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Wilbarger County, TX was Census Tract 9503 with a value of $72,750, followed by Census Tract 9506 and Census Tract 9505, with respective values of $55,727 and $40,665.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Wilbarger County, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Wilbarger County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wilbarger County, TX is from Texas.

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (78.9%)
Carpooled (13.9%)
Worked At Home (3.33%)

In 2022, 78.9% of workers in Wilbarger County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.9%) and those who worked at home (3.33%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

16 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wilbarger County, TX have a shorter commute time (16 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.79% of the workforce in Wilbarger County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Wilbarger County, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Wilbarger County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Wilbarger County, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wilbarger County, TX (2.24k out of 12.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Males 16 - 17 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wilbarger County, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

88.6% of the population of Wilbarger County, TX has health coverage, with 37.6% on employee plans, 21.3% on Medicaid, 13.7% on Medicare, 13.4% on non-group plans, and 2.58% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26% under 18 years, 20.7% between 18 and 34 years, 36.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

11.4%

Uninsured

37.6%

Employer Coverage

21.3%

Medicaid

13.7%

Medicare

13.4%

Non-Group

2.58%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Wilbarger County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 97.3 in Wilbarger County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Wilbarger County, TX.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 40.9% in Wilbarger County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Wilbarger County, TX.