What is the population of Castro County, Texas?

The population of Castro County, Texas is 7,310, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Castro County, Texas?

The median household income in Castro County, Texas is $64,025, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Castro County, Texas is $223,484, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Castro County, Texas is 2.7%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health C

Income D

Education F

Metric	Castro County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Population	7,310	30,143,883	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	8.1	112.1	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-1.02%	1.36%	0.57%
Median age	33.6	35.8	37.1
Households	2,427	10,745,192	128,459,983

Year	Castro County

Group	Share

Castro County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Castro County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$64,025	$76,510	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	6.23%	4.76%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	5.1%	5.2%

Metric	Castro County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$223,484	$248,418	$242,182
Median rent	$909	$1,338	$1,342
Homeownership rate	69.2%	62.6%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Castro County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	10.4	22.7	22.5
Work from home	3.9%	12.8%	13.4%

Castro County has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric	Castro County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	29.3%	31.6%
Average household size	2.99	2.70	2.54

Castro County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric	Castro County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	76.9	78.0	78.3
Self-rated poor health	21.0%	21.1%	16.3%
Smokers	18.4%	19.9%	19.0%