Cochran County Profile

Compiled by
The County Information Program, Texas Association of Counties

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Map of County

POPULATION (Census Bureau)
County Population     «History Chart»   «Group Quarters»   «Census 2020 Redistricting Data (county level only)»
Estimate 2022:2,526More data
Estimate 2021:2,491 
Census 2020:2,547More data
Census 2010:3,127More data
Census 2000:3,730More data
Population of the County Seat (Morton)
Census 2020:1,690 
Census 2010:2,006 
Census 2000:2,249 
POPULATION OF PLACES IN COCHRAN COUNTY - 2022 Estimates (Census Bureau)
Note: City and town populations include only those parts of each place found within this county. Use our «Town & City Search» to find the total population of each place.
Morton city:1,694More data
Whiteface town:364More data
GENERAL INFORMATION
County Size in Square Miles (Census Bureau)
Land Area:775.1More data
Water Area:0.1More data
Total Area:775.2More data
Population Density Per Square Mile
2020:3.29More data
Urban and Rural Population of the County, 2010 (Census Bureau)
Percent Urban:0.00More data
Percent Rural:100.00More data
DEMOGRAPHICS
Ethnicity - 2022 (Census Bureau)
Percent Hispanic:60.5%More data
Race - 2022 (Census Bureau)
Percent White Alone:88.3%More data
Percent African American Alone:4.9%More data
Percent American Indian and Alaska Native Alone:4.0%More data
Percent Asian Alone:0.7%More data
Percent Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone:0.3%More data
Percent Multi-Racial:1.7%More data
Race and Ethnicity - 2022 (Census Bureau)
Percent Not Hispanic White Alone:33.2%More data
Percent Not Hispanic African American Alone:3.8%More data
Age - 2022 (Census Bureau Estimates)     «Age Groups Chart»
17 and Under:26.5%More data
65 and Older:15.9%More data
85 and Older:2.4%More data
Median Age:36.3More data
Income
Per Capita Income - 2021 (BEA):     «Per Capita Income History Chart»$62,305More data
Total Personal Income - 2021 (BEA):$156,759,000More data
Median Household Income - 2021 (Census Bureau):$42,274More data
Poverty - 2021 (Census Bureau)     «Poverty Chart»
Percent of Population in Poverty:21.3%More data
Percent of Population under 18 in Poverty:31.4%More data
Educational Attainment (Census Bureau, 2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimate)     «ACS 5-Year Estimates, S1501, Educational Attainment»
Percent high school graduate and higher, Age 25 and over:67.4% 
Percent bachelor's degree or higher, Age 25 and over:9.7% 
Pay (BLS)     «Pay History Chart»
Average Annual Pay - 2022:$56,379More data
Average Annual Pay - 2021:$47,249 
Average Annual Pay - 2020:$44,576 
Average Annual Pay - 2019:$41,906 
Average Annual Pay - 2018:$40,099 
Annual Unemployment Rate, Not Adjusted (Texas Workforce Commission)     «Unemployment History Chart»
Unemployment Rate - 2022:4.8More data
Unemployment Rate - 2021:6.3 
Unemployment Rate - 2020:7.2 
Unemployment Rate - 2019:3.4 
Unemployment Rate - 2018:4.4 
COUNTY FINANCES (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Property Taxes - 2021
Total County Tax Rate:     «Detailed Tax Rates»   «Tax Rate History with Chart»$1.060700More data
Total Market Value:     «Values and Levies»   «Levy History with Chart»$661,918,738More data
Total Appraised Value Available for County Taxation:$337,486,597More data
Total Actual Levy:$3,574,459More data
For property tax information about a specific property, contact the Appraisal District.
Sales Tax Allocation History
CY 2022:$N/AMore data
CY 2021:$N/A 
CY 2020:$N/A 
CY 2019:$N/A 
CY 2018:$N/A 
ROAD INVENTORY WITHIN COCHRAN COUNTY (TXDOT)
Centerline Miles - 2021
IH Highways:0.000More data
US Highways:0.000More data
State Highways, Spurs, Loops, Business Routes:88.323More data
Farm or Ranch to Market Roads and Spurs:143.063More data
Pass, Park and Recreation Roads:0.000More data
Frontage Roads:0.000More data
On-System Subtotal:231.386More data
City Streets:34.424More data
Certified County Roads:506.163More data
Toll Road Authority Roads:0.000More data
Federal Roads:0.000More data
Off-System Subtotal:540.587More data
Center Line Miles: County Total:771.973More data
Lane Miles - 2021
IH Highways:0.000More data
US Highways:0.000More data
State Highways, Spurs, Loops, Business Routes:181.894More data
Farm or Ranch to Market Roads and Spurs:286.880More data
Pass, Park and Recreation Roads:0.000More data
Frontage Roads:0.000More data
On-System Subtotal:468.774More data
City Streets:68.848More data
Certified County Roads:1,012.326More data
Toll Road Authority Roads:0.000More data
Federal Roads:0.000More data
Off-System Subtotal:1,081.174More data
County Total:1,549.948More data
Miles Travelled on County Roads     «Mileage History with Chart»
LINKS TO ADDITIONAL DATA
County Business Patterns (Census Bureau):     «CBP 2021»
Gross Domestic Product (BEA):     «GDP 2021»
County Agricultural Profile (USDA):     «Census of Agriculture 2017»     «2017 County Profile»
State & County QuickFacts (Census Bureau):     «Cochran County QuickFacts»
State & County Narrative Profiles (Census Bureau):     «Narrative Profiles»
County History (Handbook of Texas Online):     «Cochran County History»
Texas Almanac (Texas State Historical Association):     «Cochran County»

Special Districts in Cochran County.
School Districts in Cochran County.
History of City Tax Rates in Cochran County.

Airports in Cochran County.
Hospitals in Cochran County.
Prisons in Cochran County.