How many people live in Carson County, TX?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 5,800 people living in Carson County, TX. That makes Carson County the 192nd-most populous county in Texas. It is home to 0.02% of people living in the state.
5.82K
population of Carson County, TX (2024)
0.02%
County share of the Texas population (2024)
About 5,800 people lived in Carson County, TX in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Carson County, TX’s age demographics?
About 1,200 Carson County, TX residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 21.3% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 14% of Texas’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 1,300 Carson County residents, or 22.9% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 24.6% of Texas’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A higher share of Carson County, TX's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Carson County, TX’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 81.8% of the Carson County, TX population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Carson County, TX also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic two or more races (2.7%) than the US overall (2.5%).
In contrast, Carson County’s non-Hispanic Black or African American population accounts for 1.7%, below the 12.6% nationwide, and the Hispanic population makes up 11.9% of the county, compared with 20% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Carson County, TX has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Texas as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Carson County, TX is Panhandle with about 2,300 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Carson County, TX ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Panhandle | 2,315 |
| 2. | White Deer | 1,037 |
| 3. | Groom | 537 |
| 4. | Skellytown | 389 |
| 5. | Balance of Carson County | 1,544 |
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