How many people live in Childress County, TX?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 6,700 people living in Childress County, TX. That makes Childress County the 189th-most populous county in Texas. It is home to 0.02% of people living in the state.
6.68K
population of Childress County, TX (2024)
0.02%
County share of the Texas population (2024)
About 6,700 people lived in Childress County, TX in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Childress County, TX’s age demographics?
About 1,100 Childress County, TX residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 17% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 14% of Texas' population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 1,300 Childress County residents, or 19.3% 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 Childress County, TX's population is aged 25–44 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Childress County, TX’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Hispanic residents make up 31.4% of the Childress County, TX population, higher than the national share of 20%. Childress County, TX also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (0.81%) than the US overall (0.72%).
In contrast, Childress County’s non-Hispanic Asian population accounts for 1%, below the 6.5% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 9.8% 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.
Childress 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 Childress County, TX is Childress with about 5,700 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Childress County, TX ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Childress | 5,683 |
| 2. | Balance of Childress County | 996 |
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