Garza County, TX community profile: poverty, income, insurance & broadband (ACS 2020–2024)
Texas county profiles · GEOID 48169
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year Data Profiles (2024 endpoint), tables DP02, DP03 and DP05. Estimate and MOE variable IDs appear below. Retrieved 2026-10-19. Census Data Profiles source.
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- In Garza County, 8.4% (±4.1 percentage points) of people for whom poverty status was determined lived below the poverty line, compared with 13.8% in Texas and 12.5% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP03_0128PE). Interpret with caution: large relative MOE.
- In Garza County, 15.0% (±10.7 percentage points) of children under 18 for whom poverty status was determined lived below the poverty line, compared with 18.7% in Texas and 16.1% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP03_0129PE). Interpret with caution: large relative MOE.
- In Garza County, 18.0% (±4.5 percentage points) of the civilian noninstitutionalized population had no health insurance coverage, compared with 17.1% in Texas and 8.4% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP03_0099PE).
- In Garza County, median household income was $46,314 (±$16,002) in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars, compared with $78,476 in Texas and $80,734 nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP03_0062E). Interpret with caution: large relative MOE.
- In Garza County, 85.2% (±6.6 percentage points) of households had a broadband Internet subscription, compared with 91.4% in Texas and 91.0% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP02_0154PE).
- In Garza County, 15.0% (±5.4 percentage points) of the civilian noninstitutionalized population had a disability, compared with 12.3% in Texas and 13.3% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP02_0072PE). Interpret with caution: large relative MOE.
18 community indicators
± denotes the 90% margin of error (MOE). Percentage MOEs use percentage points (pp). Read definitions and cautions.
| Indicator and population | County ± MOE | Texas ± MOE | US ± MOE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total populationDP05_0001E / DP05_0001M · Total population | 5,118 ± 210 | 30,188,424MOE unavailableOfficial controlled total (no MOE) | 334,922,499MOE unavailableOfficial controlled total (no MOE) |
| Under age 5DP05_0005PE / DP05_0005PM · Total population | 3.4% ± 1.2 ppInterpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 6.4% ± 0.1 pp | 5.6% ± 0.1 pp |
| Under age 18DP05_0019PE / DP05_0019PM · Total population | 15.9% ± 2.8 pp | 25.0% ± 0.1 pp | 22.0% ± 0.1 pp |
| Age 65 and overDP05_0024PE / DP05_0024PM · Total population | 14.9% ± 3.1 pp | 13.4% ± 0.1 pp | 17.2% ± 0.1 pp |
| Total householdsDP02_0001E / DP02_0001M · Households | 1,463 ± 176 | 10,992,816 ± 15,813 | 129,227,496 ± 209,365 |
| Median household incomeDP03_0062E / DP03_0062M · Households | $46,314 ± $16,002Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | $78,476 ± $263 | $80,734 ± $166 |
| Per capita incomeDP03_0088E / DP03_0088M · Total population | $23,966 ± $4,053 | $40,752 ± $159 | $44,673 ± $122 |
| Poverty rateDP03_0128PE / DP03_0128PM · Population for whom poverty status is determined | 8.4% ± 4.1 ppInterpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 13.8% ± 0.1 pp | 12.5% ± 0.1 pp |
| Child poverty rateDP03_0129PE / DP03_0129PM · Population under 18 for whom poverty status is determined | 15.0% ± 10.7 ppInterpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 18.7% ± 0.3 pp | 16.1% ± 0.2 pp |
| Unemployment rateDP03_0009PE / DP03_0009PM · Civilian labor force age 16 and over | 11.5% ± 7.2 ppInterpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 5.3% ± 0.1 pp | 5.2% ± 0.1 pp |
| UninsuredDP03_0099PE / DP03_0099PM · Civilian noninstitutionalized population | 18.0% ± 4.5 pp | 17.1% ± 0.2 pp | 8.4% ± 0.1 pp |
| Households receiving SNAPDP03_0074PE / DP03_0074PM · Households | 11.0% ± 5.2 ppInterpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 11.4% ± 0.1 pp | 12.1% ± 0.1 pp |
| High school graduate or higherDP02_0067PE / DP02_0067PM · Population age 25 and over | 70.0% ± 7.0 pp | 86.0% ± 0.1 pp | 89.6% ± 0.1 pp |
| Bachelor’s degree or higherDP02_0068PE / DP02_0068PM · Population age 25 and over | 10.2% ± 3.3 ppInterpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 33.8% ± 0.2 pp | 35.7% ± 0.2 pp |
| Broadband subscriptionDP02_0154PE / DP02_0154PM · Households | 85.2% ± 6.6 pp | 91.4% ± 0.1 pp | 91.0% ± 0.1 pp |
| DisabilityDP02_0072PE / DP02_0072PM · Civilian noninstitutionalized population | 15.0% ± 5.4 ppInterpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 12.3% ± 0.1 pp | 13.3% ± 0.1 pp |
| Civilian veteransDP02_0070PE / DP02_0070PM · Civilian population age 18 and over | 6.9% ± 2.7 ppInterpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 6.2% ± 0.1 pp | 6.2% ± 0.1 pp |
| Speak English less than very wellDP02_0115PE / DP02_0115PM · Population age 5 and over | 11.3% ± 4.9 ppInterpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 13.0% ± 0.1 pp | 8.6% ± 0.1 pp |
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