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Texas County, OK: population growth, jobs and income

Texas County lost 121 residents between 2024 and 2025 (−0.6%).

Texas County had an estimated 20,322 residents in 2025, down 4.6% (969 fewer people) since 2020. That is slower than Oklahoma as a whole (+4.0%), and the 73rd fastest growth of 77 counties in Oklahoma.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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One-time $99 PDF: everything on this page for Texas County, ranked against Oklahoma and the U.S., plus these figures that are not on the free page:

  • Median gross rent$873/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes19.3%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months162025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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  1. 1 Summary, headline numbers and ranks (free preview)
  2. 2 Ranks and the neighbouring-county table
  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
  5. 5 Every source and the methods
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Headline numbers

New homes permitted

16

2025

0.8 per 1,000 residents

Small base: the change swings on a few homes or people, so we don't show it.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025. Housing units authorized by building permits in the year.

What the numbers say

Net domestic migration was negative in 2025: 435 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in.

Private employers had 8,178 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +4.4% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 1.9% in 2025, 0.2 points higher than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 16 new homes in 2025, or 0.8 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $60,069 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +18.5% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 2,895th.

Part of the Guymon, OK micro area.

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Texas County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
202520,322−121
202420,443+17
202320,426−190
202220,616−238
202120,854−437
202021,291–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Texas County

Texas County lost 969 people since 2020; the biggest drag was domestic migration (−2,598).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths+213+724
International migrationfrom and to other countries+103+891
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties−435−2,598
Census adjustmentbalancing residual−2+14
Total change−121−969

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn OklahomaAmong U.S. counties
Population growth73rd of 772,895th of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents77th of 773,075th of 3,108
Private-sector job growth26th of 771,298th of 3,092
Median household income38th of 772,052nd of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate1st of 7725th of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents38th of 752,226th of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Over 2020–25, Texas County's population change (−4.6%) was ahead of 5 of its 8 neighbouring counties and behind 3.

Its median household income ($60,069, 2020–24) is lower than in all 8 of its neighbouring counties.

Texas County, OK and its 8 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Texas County, OK This county20,322−4.6%−21.40.8$60,069
Stevens County, KS4,984−4.9%−16.10.0$64,178
Hansford County, TX4,944−5.9%−20.80.0$69,441
Morton County, KS2,470−8.4%−13.80.4$66,447
Sherman County, TX2,781−0.1%−16.95.4$61,250
Seward County, KS21,073−3.6%−13.10.9$63,827
Ochiltree County, TX9,284−6.7%−29.60.4$70,183
Beaver County, OK4,882−2.9%−5.50.0$64,276
Cimarron County, OK2,059−10.0%−20.40.0$62,188

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Texas County growing?

No. Its population fell 4.6% between 2020 and 2025, about 969 fewer people (Census Bureau population estimates). Oklahoma as a whole changed +4.0% over the same years. That ranks 73rd of 77 counties in Oklahoma for population growth.

How many people moved to Texas County?

On net, none in 2025: about 435 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Texas County?

It averaged 1.9% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Texas County?

About 20,322 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Texas County?

Private employers there had 8,178 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +4.4% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

What Beacon CRE covers in Oklahoma

Map, parcel and listing layers cover North and South Carolina only for now. This page and the other Oklahoma county pages carry the public federal growth figures.

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Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.