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Callahan County, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Callahan County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Callahan County is a small, rural West Texas county of 14,017 residents with an economy rooted in agriculture and resource-based industries, reflected in a GDP per capita of $29,003 against median worker earnings of $36,988. The labor force is modest, with a 57.6% participation rate, 23.9% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and a 5.2% unemployment rate. Housing costs are low — median home value of $144,800 and median gross rent of $881/month — with an 82.0% homeownership rate, and the county posted modest population growth of 1.8% over five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

14,017

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$72,436

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.8% since 2018

Callahan County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone11,886 (83.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,410 (9.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races444 (3.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone241 (1.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone165 (1.2%)
  • Asian Alone82 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish626
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic147
  3. 3.Other Indo-European28
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)25
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)10

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,099

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$29,003

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$33,609

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,370
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)800
  3. 3.Construction (Group)774
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)532
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services530

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,249
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,408
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,051
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,016
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations801

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.06×)402
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.34×)392
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.30×)556
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.25×)842
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.12×)328

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$144,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$881/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999490 (11.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999455 (10.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999420 (9.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999312 (7.4%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999307 (7.2%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999298 (7.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

23.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,988

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,906 (76.6%)
  • Carpooled731 (11.4%)
  • Worked At Home584 (9.1%)
  • Other148 (2.3%)
  • Walked34 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.