Ward County, TX

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2020 Population
11,745
0.746% 1-year growth
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2020 Median Age
34.3
1.18% 1-year increase
2020 Poverty Rate
11.6%
7.07% 1-year decrease
2020 Median Household Income
$61,915
1.7% 1-year decline
2020 Median Property Value
$98,700
13.7% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Ward County, TX had a population of 11.7k people with a median age of 34.3 and a median household income of $61,915. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Ward County, TX grew from 11,658 to 11,745, a 0.746% increase and its median household income declined from $62,986 to $61,915, a −1.7% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Ward County, TX are White (Hispanic) (46.1%), White (Non-Hispanic) (39.4%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (4.83%), Other (Hispanic) (4.73%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (2.59%).

None of the households in Ward County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.2% of the residents in Ward County, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2020, the median property value in Ward County, TX was $98,700, and the homeownership rate was 74.6%.

Most people in Ward County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Ward County, TX was 2 cars per household.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Ward County, TX is home to a population of 11.7k people, from which 96.2% are citizens. As of 2020, 6.95% of Ward County, TX residents were born outside of the country (816 people).

In 2020, there were 1.17 times more White (Hispanic) residents (5.41k people) in Ward County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.62k White (Non-Hispanic) and 567 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

96.2%
2020 Citizenship
94.7%
2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 96.2% of Ward County, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Ward County, TX was 94.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ward County, TX
  1. White (Hispanic)
    5.41k ± 337
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    4.62k ± 22
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    567 ± 5
54.3%
Hispanic Population
6.37k people

In 2020, there were 1.17 times more White (Hispanic) residents (5.41k people) in Ward County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.62k White (Non-Hispanic) and 567 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

54.3% of the people in Ward County, TX are hispanic (6.37k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Ward County, TX as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

6.95%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
816 people
8.95%
2019 Foreign-Born Population
1.04k people

As of 2020, 6.95% of Ward County, TX residents (816 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Ward County, TX was 8.95%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    216 ± 75
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    152 ± 84
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    58 ± 64

Ward County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.42 times greater than any other conflict.

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The economy of Ward County, TX employs 5.14k people. The largest industries in Ward County, TX are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (832 people), Educational Services (614 people), and Construction (499 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($71,105), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($70,184), and Utilities ($68,445).

Employment

Occupations

5.14k
2020 Value
± 462
3.92%
1 Year growth
± 12.1%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Ward County, TX grew at a rate of 3.92%, from 4.95k employees to 5.14k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ward County, TX, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (660 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (594 people), and Production Occupations (462 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ward County, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

5.14k
2020 Value
± 462
3.92%
1 Year growth
± 12.1%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Ward County, TX grew at a rate of 3.92%, from 4.95k employees to 5.14k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ward County, TX, are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (832 people), Educational Services (614 people), and Construction (499 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ward County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Ward County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$52,290
Median earning men ± $8,268
$24,355
Median earning women ± $7,409

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($71,345), Public Administration ($71,250), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($65,833).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($70,050), Public Administration ($46,786), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($41,222).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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8.45%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Texas. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 79
    Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining
  2. 67
    Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
  3. 40
    Arts, Entertainment & Recreation and Accommodation & Food Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Texas to other states, or from other states to Texas.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. Electronics
    $292B
  2. Gasoline
    $210B
  3. Fuel oils
    $178B

In 2020, the top outbound Texas product (by dollars) was Electronics with $292B, followed by Gasoline ($210B) and Fuel oils ($178B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Texas products.

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$2.36T
2020 Value in Texas
$4.5T
Projected 2050 Value in Texas
90.9% growth

In 2020, total outbound Texas trade was $2.36T. This is expected to increase 90.9% to $4.5T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Texas trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Texas to other states, or from other states to Texas.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. Louisiana
    $78.1B
  2. California
    $76.4B
  3. Michigan
    $74.9B

In 2020, the top outbound Texas domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Louisiana with $78.1B, followed by California with $76.4B and Michigan and $74.9B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Texas shares with each state (excluding itself).

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In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Ward County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 79.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (18.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.714%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 36 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

2020 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (79.8%)
    Republican Party
  2. Joseph R Biden Jr. (18.8%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jo Jorgensen (0.714%)
    Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Ward County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 79.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (18.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.714%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Ward County, TX for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

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Senators Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.
Ted Cruz
Senator from Texas1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representatives Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 36 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2020, 1.35% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.35% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (5.56M), Some college (5.02M), and Bachelors Degree (3.9M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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The median property value in Ward County, TX was $98,700 in 2020, which is 0.43 times smaller than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $86,800 to $98,700, a 13.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Ward County, TX is 74.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Ward County, TX have an average commute time of 21.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ward County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Ward County, TX is $61,915. In 2020, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Ward County, TX was Census Tract 9502 with a value of $80,520, followed by Census Tract 9501 and Census Tract 9503, with respective values of $60,148 and $48,625.

Property

$98,700
Median Property Value 2020
±$23,782
$3,058
Median Property Taxes
±$322

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Ward County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Ward County, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

74.6%
Homeownership
2020
65.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2020

In 2020, 74.6% of the housing units in Ward County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 71.5%.

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Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 9502
  2. Census Tract 9501
  3. Census Tract 9503

In 2020, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Ward County, TX was Census Tract 9502 with a value of $80,520, followed by Census Tract 9501 and Census Tract 9503, with respective values of $60,148 and $48,625.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Ward County, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$61,915
Median Household Income
± $12,619
4.1k
Number of Households
± 424

In 2020, the median household income of the 4.1k households in Ward County, TX declined from $61,915 from the previous year's value of $62,986.

The following chart displays the households in Ward County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ward County, TX is from Texas.
0.478
2020 Wage GINI in Texas
0.48
2019 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2020, the income inequality in Texas was 0.478 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.474% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020
  1. Drove Alone (83.4%)
  2. Carpooled (10.9%)
  3. Other (1.59%)

In 2020, 83.4% of workers in Ward County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.9%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (1.59%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

21.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ward County, TX have a shorter commute time (21.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 3.89% of the workforce in Ward County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Ward County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ward County, TX have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ward County, TX (1.35k out of 11.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ward County, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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84% of the population of Ward County, TX has health coverage, with 48.9% on employee plans, 16.1% on Medicaid, 9% on Medicare, 9.55% on non-group plans, and 0.541% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Texas was $6,998 in 2014. This is a 5.06% increase from the previous year ($6,661).

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

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This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Texas, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Community Mobility

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This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Texas across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.5% under 18 years, 21.3% between 18 and 34 years, 35.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

16%
Uninsured
48.9%
Employer Coverage
16.1%
Medicaid
9%
Medicare
9.55%
Non-Group
0.541%
Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ward County, TX declined by 16.5% from 19.1% to 16%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Ward County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2021, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 38% in Ward County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Ward County, TX.

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