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Floyd County, TX

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

AI Overview

Floyd County is a small, agriculture-oriented West Texas county with a population of 5,294 that has contracted by 9.8% over five years. The labor force participation rate is 59.3%, unemployment sits at 3.8%, and only 16.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, reflecting a workforce oriented toward manual and trade occupations with median worker earnings of $37,088. Housing costs are notably low—median home value of $101,000 and median gross rent of $587/month—alongside a poverty rate of 18.1% and a foreign-born population share of 10.9%.

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

Population

5,294

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$58,462

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-9.8% since 2018

Floyd County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone3,260 (62.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone984 (18.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race606 (11.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races195 (3.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone126 (2.4%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone35 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,939
  2. 2.Other Indo-European28
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)9
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)9

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

26.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

10.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

249

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$58,308

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,438

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance458
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining418
  3. 3.Construction (Group)242
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities215
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)169

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations710
  2. 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations493
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations407
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations362
  5. 5.Service Occupations313

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 10.83×)401
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.91×)259
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.57×)252
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.29×)141
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.93×)236

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$101,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$587/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999242 (16.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999121 (8.5%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999110 (7.7%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999107 (7.5%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999100 (7.0%)
  • $50,000 to $59,99992 (6.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

74.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,088

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

17.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,874 (83.2%)
  • Carpooled329 (14.6%)
  • Walked25 (1.1%)
  • Worked At Home24 (1.1%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)
  • Taxi0 (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.