Upton County, TX

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2021 Population

3,340

8.52% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2021 Median Age

39.4

1.29% 1-year increase

2021 Poverty Rate

16.9%

51.5% 1-year increase

2021 Median Household Income

$58,333

1.14% 1-year decline

2021 Median Property Value

$86,200

9.25% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Upton County, TX had a population of 3.34k people with a median age of 39.4 and a median household income of $58,333. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Upton County, TX declined from 3,651 to 3,340, a −8.52% decrease and its median household income declined from $59,008 to $58,333, a −1.14% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Upton County, TX are Other (Hispanic) (48.9%), White (Non-Hispanic) (38.9%), White (Hispanic) (3.8%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.77%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (3.59%).

None of the households in Upton 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.

93.8% of the residents in Upton County, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Upton County, TX was $86,200, and the homeownership rate was 72%.

Most people in Upton County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Upton County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Upton County, TX borders Crane County, TX, Crockett County, TX, Ector County, TX, Glasscock County, TX, Midland County, TX, and Reagan County, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Upton County, TX is home to a population of 3.34k people, from which 93.8% are citizens. As of 2021, 9.22% of Upton County, TX residents were born outside of the country (308 people).

In 2021, there were 1.26 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (1.63k people) in Upton County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.3k White (Non-Hispanic) and 127 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

93.8%

2021 Citizenship

94.1%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 93.8% of Upton County, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Upton County, TX was 94.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Upton County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Upton County, TX

Other (Hispanic)
1.63k ± 202
White (Non-Hispanic)
1.3k ± 169
White (Hispanic)
127 ± 81

56.3%

Hispanic Population

1.88k people

56.3% of the people in Upton County, TX are hispanic (1.88k people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

9.22%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

308 people

9.26%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

338 people

As of 2021, 9.22% of Upton County, TX residents (308 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Upton County, TX was 9.26%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Upton County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
47 ± 41
Vietnam
33 ± 31
Gulf War (1990s)
23 ± 25

Upton County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.42 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Upton County, TX employs 1.42k people. The largest industries in Upton County, TX are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (336 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (174 people), and Public Administration (143 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($88,750), Transportation & Warehousing ($58,295), and Public Administration ($56,696).

Employment

Occupations

1.42k

2021 Value

± 197

−6.87%

1 Year decline

± 20.8%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Upton County, TX declined at a rate of −6.87%, from 1.53k employees to 1.42k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Upton County, TX, are Management Occupations (218 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (201 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (174 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Upton County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.42k

2021 Value

± 197

−6.87%

1 Year decline

± 20.8%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Upton County, TX declined at a rate of −6.87%, from 1.53k employees to 1.42k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Upton County, TX, are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (336 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (174 people), and Public Administration (143 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Upton County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Upton County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$55,781

Median earning men ± $7,076

$28,152

Median earning women ± $7,458

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Public Administration ($80,000), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($75,455), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($55,400).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Public Administration ($55,089), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($37,500), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($23,897).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Texas. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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

19
Transportation & Warehousing, and Utilities
18
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
18
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining

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

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

Electronics
$255B
Gasoline
$212B
Fuel oils
$180B

In 2020, the top outbound Texas product (by dollars) was Electronics with $255B, followed by Gasoline ($212B) and Fuel oils ($180B).

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

Domestic Trade Growth

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$2.26T

2020 Value in Texas

$4.54T

Projected 2050 Value in Texas

101% growth

In 2020, total outbound Texas trade was $2.26T. This is expected to increase 101% to $4.54T by 2050.

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

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

Louisiana
$77.7B
California
$68.4B
Michigan
$58.4B

In 2020, the top outbound Texas domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Louisiana with $77.7B, followed by California with $68.4B and Michigan and $58.4B.

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Upton County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 86.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (12.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.95%).

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 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (86.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (12.4%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.95%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Upton County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 86.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (12.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.95%).

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

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

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 Texas

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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 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.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2021, 1.46% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.43% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (5.58M), Some college (4.95M), and Bachelors Degree (4.04M).

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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Upton County, TX was $86,200 in 2021, which is 0.352 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $78,900 to $86,200, a 9.25% increase. The homeownership rate in Upton County, TX is 72%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Upton County, TX have an average commute time of 23.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Upton County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$86,200

Median Property Value 2021

±$9,050

$1,024

Median Property Taxes

±$147

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 Upton County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

72%

Homeownership

2021

60.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 72% of the housing units in Upton County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Upton County, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9501
Census Tract 9502

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

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$58,333

Median Household Income

± $10,888

1.42k

Number of Households

± 187

In 2021, the median household income of the 1.42k households in Upton County, TX declined from $58,333 from the previous year's value of $59,008.

The following chart displays the households in Upton 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Upton County, TX is from Texas.

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

0.478

2020 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2021, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.474% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more 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.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (87.9%)
Carpooled (5.52%)
Worked At Home (5.24%)

In 2021, 87.9% of workers in Upton County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (5.52%) and those who worked at home (5.24%).

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.

Commute Time

23.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Upton County, TX have a shorter commute time (23.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 5.75% of the workforce in Upton County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Upton County, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Upton County, TX (553 out of 3.28k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

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

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

91.1% of the population of Upton County, TX has health coverage, with 62.6% on employee plans, 11.6% on Medicaid, 12.4% on Medicare, 4.5% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.4% were men and 48.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.5% under 18 years, 15.2% between 18 and 34 years, 41.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.4% were men and 48.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

8.86%

Uninsured

62.6%

Employer Coverage

11.6%

Medicaid

12.4%

Medicare

4.5%

Non-Group

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Upton County, TX grew by 17.8% from 7.51% to 8.86%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

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

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2022, 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 37.7% in Upton County, TX.

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

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