Ward County, TX Demographic Data
Ward County, TX Summary
Ward County is located in Texas
- Population: 10,705
- Area: 835.84 sq. miles
- Land Area: 835.60 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.24 sq. miles
- Population Density: 12.80 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 2,626.64 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Ward County, TX Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
5,728
50%
50.8
Male
5,668
50%
49.2
Total Population
11,396
323,128,000
Ward County, TX Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
856
7.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
947
8.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
826
7.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
823
7.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
766
6.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,564
13.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,330
11.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,385
12.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
733
6.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
527
4.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
891
7.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
585
5.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
163
1.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
8,244
72.3%
77.2
Female
4,156
50.4%
51.3
Male
4,088
49.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
7,811
68.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,943
17.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,639
14.4%
15.2
Female
914
55.8%
55.8
Male
725
44.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
34
0.0%
0.0
Ward County, TX Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
11,263
98.8%
96.8
White
9,499
83.4%
72.6
Black or African American
608
5.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
232
2.0%
0.8
Asian
26
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
17
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
4
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
5
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
898
7.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
133
1.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
5,856
51.4%
17.8
Mexican
5,517
48.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
50
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
289
2.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,540
48.6%
82.2
Ward County, TX Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
884
12.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
768
10.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,481
34.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,666
23.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
367
5.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
686
9.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
326
4.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,652
23.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
5,526
77.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,012
14.1%
31.2
Ward County, TX Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,485
28.3%
33.7%
Now Married
4,404
50.2%
47.5
Divorced
1,003
11.4%
11.0%
Separated
144
1.6%
2.0
Widowed
731
8.3
5.8%
Ward County, TX Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
6,514
61.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
4,026
38.2%
21.6%
Spanish
3,986
37.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
18
0.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
22
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Ward County, TX Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
283
7.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
349
8.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
402
10.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
361
9.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
291
7.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
749
19.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
725
18.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
410
10.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
166
4.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
190
4.8%
6.4
Median household income
56,796
57,617
Per capita income
26,091
31,128
Ward County, TX Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,141
24.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
268
5.6%
9.8
Construction
291
6.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
996
20.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
295
6.2%
6.6
Information
52
1.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
104
2.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
281
5.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
163
3.4%
11.4
Public administration
246
5.2%
4.6
Retail trade
342
7.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
386
8.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
197
4.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
995
20.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,307
27.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
837
17.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
793
16.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
830
17.4%
18.1%
Ward County, TX Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,711
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,842
81.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
421
8.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
108
2.3%
2.7
Other means
145
3.1%
1.8
Worked at home
195
4.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.0
26.6
Ward County, TX Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
271
6.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,192
30.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,295
33.0%
37.1
3 or more
1,168
29.8%
21.0
Ward County, TX Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,926
82.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,801
71.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,125
28.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
811
17.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Ward County, TX Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,737
1 room
366
7.7%
2.4
2 rooms
93
2.0%
2.7
3 rooms
229
4.8%
9.1
4 rooms
754
15.9%
16.5
5 rooms
1,336
28.2%
19.8
6 rooms
888
18.7%
17.8
7 rooms
639
13.5%
12.0
8 rooms
278
5.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
154
3.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Ward County, TX Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,737
1-unit, detached
3,443
72.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
43
0.9%
5.9
2-units
157
3.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
106
2.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
41
0.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
94
2.0%
4.4
20 or more units
11
0.2%
9.0
Mobile home
839
17.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
3
0.1%
0.1
Ward County, TX Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
77
1.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
264
5.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,329
28.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
886
18.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,004
21.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
468
9.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
422
8.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
206
4.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
64
1.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
17
0.4%
1.4%
Ward County, TX Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,773
45.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
123
3.1%
4.7
Electricity
1,998
50.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
3
0.1%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
25
0.6%
0.5
No fuel used
4
0.1%
1.1
Ward County, TX Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
815
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
11
1.3%
10.3%
Less than $500
20
2.5%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
26
3.2%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
40
4.9%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
95
11.7%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
248
30.4%
28.8%
$500 to $999
375
46.0%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
514
63.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
132
16.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
12
1.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
4
0.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
153
18.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Ward County, TX Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
880
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
23
2.6%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
113
12.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
200
22.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
544
61.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
245
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
726
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
323
36.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
163
18.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
98
11.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
32
3.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
37
4.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
227
25.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
245
0.0%
0.0%
Ward County, TX Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,801
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
842
30.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
859
30.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
401
14.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
357
12.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
245
8.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
49
1.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
29
1.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
19
0.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
82,000
205,000
