Wilbarger County, TX
Demographic and economic profile of Wilbarger County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Wilbarger County is a small rural Texas county of 12,712 residents with an economy that generates a GDP per capita of $62,698 against median worker earnings of just $28,536, suggesting output concentrated in capital- or resource-intensive sectors rather than broad wage distribution. The labor pool is modest, with a 59.2% participation rate, 17.4% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 9.8%, pointing to a constrained and relatively low-credentialed workforce. Housing costs are low—median home value of $98,800 and median gross rent of $862/month—but the county has shed population at a -1.5% rate over five years, with an 18.8% poverty rate reflecting ongoing economic pressure.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-1.5% since 2018
Wilbarger County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone7,892 (62.6%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race1,535 (12.2%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,027 (8.1%)
- Some Other Race Alone1,002 (7.9%)
- Black or African American Alone740 (5.9%)
- Asian Alone389 (3.1%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish1,974
- 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island157
- 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)50
- 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)15
- 5.Other Indo-European14
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,756
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)745
- 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining457
- 4.Other Services, Except Public Administration (Group)414
- 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services399
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,586
- 2.Service Occupations1,372
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,177
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,075
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations385
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.