How many people live in Wilbarger County, TX?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 12,500 people living in Wilbarger County, TX. That makes Wilbarger County the 151st-most populous county in Texas. It is home to 0.04% of people living in the state.
12.5K
population of Wilbarger County, TX (2024)
0.04%
County share of the Texas population (2024)
About 12,500 people lived in Wilbarger County, TX in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Wilbarger County, TX’s age demographics?
About 2,500 Wilbarger County, TX residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 19.7% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 14% of Texas’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 2,600 Wilbarger County residents, or 20.5% 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 Wilbarger County, TX's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Wilbarger County, TX’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Hispanic residents make up 31.1% of the Wilbarger County, TX population, higher than the national share of 20%. Wilbarger County, TX also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (0.95%) than the US overall (0.72%).
In contrast, Wilbarger County’s non-Hispanic Black or African American population accounts for 7.7%, below the 12.6% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 3.3% of the county, compared with 6.5% 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.
Wilbarger 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 Wilbarger County, TX is Vernon with about 9,700 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Wilbarger County, TX ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Vernon | 9,728 |
| 2. | Balance of Wilbarger County | 2,727 |
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