Scurry County, Texas Population 2024

16,155

Scurry County, Texas's estimated 2024 population is 16,155 with a growth rate of -0.35% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Scurry County, Texas is the 137th largest county in Texas. The 2010 population was 16,929 and has seen a growth of -4.57% since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change
Year
Population
Growth
Change
202915,870-57-0.36%
202815,927-57-0.36%
202715,984-57-0.36%
202616,041-57-0.35%
202516,098-57-0.35%
202416,155-57-0.35%
202316,212-57-0.35%
202216,269-568-3.37%
202116,837-105-0.62%
202016,9422871.72%
201916,655-183-1.09%
201816,838-182-1.07%
201717,020-397-2.28%
201617,417-148-0.84%
201517,5651981.14%
201417,3671090.63%
201317,2581380.81%
201217,1202591.54%
201116,861-68-0.4%
201016,92900%
199018,6344422.43%
198018,1922,43215.43%
197015,760-4,609-22.63%
196020,369-2,410-10.58%
195022,77911,23497.31%
194011,545-643-5.28%
193012,1883,18535.38%
19209,003-1,921-17.59%
191010,9246,766162.72%
19004,1582,743193.85%
18901,4151,3131287.25%
1880102-15,768-99.36%
2024 Growth Rate
-0.35% (-57)
County Website
Scurry County
State
Texas
County Seat
Snyder
2020 Population
16,942
Area
905 mi²
Density
18 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
-4.65% (-787)
Founded
1884

Population by Race

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White12,53174.22%
Other race1,96311.63%
Two or more races1,5349.09%
Black or African American6153.64%
Native American1360.81%
Asian1040.62%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander00%

White

Other race

Two or more races

Black or African American

Native American

Asian

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Scurry County, Texas Population by Race

Scurry County, Texas Population Pyramid 2024

Scurry County, Texas Median Age

36.2

Total

34.9

Male

37.4

Female

Scurry County, Texas Adults

There are 12,610 adults, (2,530 of whom are seniors) in Scurry County, Texas.

Scurry County, Texas Age Dependency

67.5

Age Dependency Ratio

25.1

Old Age Dependency Ratio

42.4

Child Dependency Ratio

Scurry County, Texas Sex Ratio

Female7,79946.19%
Male9,08453.81%

Scurry County, Texas Population by Age

Scurry County, Texas Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All5,6932.6280.919.1
Married3,0383.3383.216.8
Non Family1,9591.1979.420.6
Female4033.7768.231.8
Male2933.298416

3.25

Average Family Size

2.62

Average Household Size

80.9%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Scurry County, Texas Households and Families

Male

Female

Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade8507.71%
Associates Degree9128.27%
Bachelors Degree1,49213.53%
Graduate Degree5555.03%
High School Graduate3,63232.93%
Less Than 9th Grade8677.86%
Some College2,72224.68%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Scurry County, Texas Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Scurry County, Texas Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
White6,2125,9081,540
Hispanic4,0252,715367
Other Race1,185766129
2+ Races1,06875574
Black43334354
Asian656539
Native American514337

The highest rate of high school graduation is among asian people with a rate of 100%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among native american people with a rate of 72.55%.

Scurry County, Texas Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$51,775$70,980$50,127
Graduate Degree$62,688$0$59,427
High School Graduate$28,379$31,891$22,067
Less Than 9th Grade$30,491$38,833$18,232
Overall$41,079$51,341$28,881
Some College$46,203$65,446$27,597

$41,079

Average Earnings

$51,341

Average Male

$28,881

Average Female

Scurry County, Texas Earnings by Educational Attainment

Scurry County, Texas Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Scurry County, Texas Language

75.46% of Scurry County, Texas residents speak only English, while 24.54% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 23.88% of the population.

Scurry County, Texas Language

Scurry County, Texas Poverty by Race

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
Hispanic6,2421,02816.47%
White7,8216598.43%
Other1,56025716.47%
Multiple1,06220018.83%
Black3225818.01%
Asian9799.28%
Native11632.59%

11.82%

Overall Poverty Rate

12.32%

Male Poverty Rate

11.34%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Scurry County, Texas

The race most likely to be in poverty in Scurry County, Texas is Multiple, with 18.83% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Scurry County, Texas is Native, with 2.59% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 1.86%. Among those working part-time, it was 16.95%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 18.25%.

Scurry County, Texas Poverty

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade21.75%
High School14.08%
Bachelors or Greater6.69%
Some College6.53%

Scurry County, Texas Poverty Rate by Education

rate

Rate
Poverty
Male Unemployed52.25%
Female Employed5.93%
Male Employed4.79%
Female Unemployed0%

Scurry County, Texas Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Scurry County, Texas Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

Name
Median
Mean
Families$76,176$95,427
Households$58,932$82,991
Married Families$86,771$-999,999,999
Non Families$40,300$53,443

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Scurry County, Texas Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

48.5%

Overall Marriage Rate

44.4%

Male Marriage Rate

53.5%

Female Marriage Rate

Scurry County, Texas Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Scurry County, Texas Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is 55-64, while the female age group most likely to be married is 55-64.

Scurry County, Texas Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Scurry County, Texas Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

833

Number of Veterans

805

Male Veterans

28

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
Second Gulf War220
First Gulf War211
Vietnam209
Korea46
World War II16

Scurry County, Texas Veterans by War

count

Age Group
Veterans
75+198
65 to 74188
18 to 34187
35 to 54176
55 to 6484

Scurry County, Texas Veterans by Age

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
White7437.83%
Hispanic1503.18%
2+ Races544.48%
Black234.38%
Asian1013.89%
Native American35%

Scurry County, Texas Veterans by Race

Scurry County, Texas Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

9.28%

Veteran Poverty Rate

27.84%

Veteran Disability Rate

Scurry County, Texas Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

53.7%

Labor Force Participation

52.5%

Employment Rate

2.2%

Unemployment Rate

Scurry County, Texas Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Scurry County, Texas Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Scurry County, Texas Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

79.43%

Born in Scurry County, Texas

93.84%

Native Born

6.16%

Foreign Born

2.84%

Non Citizen

3.32%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

93.84% of Scurry County, Texas residents were born in the United States, with 79.43% having been born in Texas. 2.84% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

Scurry County, Texas Place of Birth

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