How many people live in Ward County, TX?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 11,000 people living in Ward County, TX. That makes Ward County the 159th-most populous county in Texas. It is home to 0.03% of people living in the state.
11K
population of Ward County, TX (2024)
0.03%
County share of the Texas population (2024)
About 11,000 people lived in Ward County, TX in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Ward County, TX’s age demographics?
About 1,500 Ward County, TX residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 13.7% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 14% of Texas’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 3,200 Ward County residents, or 29.2% 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 Ward County, TX's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Ward County, TX’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Hispanic residents make up 57.7% of the Ward County, TX population, higher than the national share of 20%.
In contrast, Ward County’s non-Hispanic white population accounts for 35.3%, below the 57.5% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 4.1% of the county, compared with 12.6% 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.
Ward County, TX has a higher share of a Hispanic population than Texas as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Ward County, TX is Monahans with about 7,300 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Ward County, TX ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Monahans (pt.) | 7,334 |
| 2. | Thorntonville | 540 |
| 3. | Wickett | 427 |
| 4. | Grandfalls | 328 |
| 5. | Barstow | 256 |
| 6. | Pyote | 69 |
| 7. | Balance of Ward County | 2,084 |
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