Deaf Smith County vs. Parmer County

	Deaf Smith County (TX)	Parmer County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	18,760	9,864
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.2%	-3.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	19,372	10,269
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	19,372	10,269
Persons under 5 years, percent	8.6%	8.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	31.0%	28.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	12.7%	13.7%
Female persons, percent	50.1%	48.1%
White alone, percent	94.4%	93.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.0%	1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.7%	1.7%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	1.1%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	73.5%	64.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	24.1%	33.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	591	359
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	16.5%	21.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	7,041	3,791
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	63.3%	69.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$91,800	$92,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,121	$1,199
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$394	$349
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$780	$700
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	13.3%	4.7%
Building permits, 2018	2	1
Households, 2014-2018	6,139	3,318
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.03	2.95
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.7%	87.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	53.3%	50.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	81.8%	80.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	74.6%	59.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	73.0%	70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.2%	17.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.4%	8.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	25.2%	28.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.3%	62.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.6%	47.6%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	39,473	14,278
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	275,814	43,919
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,247	$4,313
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	13.9	14.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$51,841	$54,184
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$21,515	$23,686
Persons in poverty, percent	17.5%	13.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	394	198
Total employment, 2017	5,443	3,471
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	222,428	136,092
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.4%	0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,269	542
All firms, 2012	1,362	646
Men-owned firms, 2012	799	333
Women-owned firms, 2012	277	169
Minority-owned firms, 2012	719	285
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	566	288
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	55	34
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,210	592
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	22.1%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	12.9	11.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,496.87	880.78

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Deaf Smith county (TX) and Parmer county (TX) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.