Childress, TX Housing Market & City Data

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6,048
Population Estimate
$84,041
Median Home Value
92.0%
Employment Rate
15.6%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$121
Median Listing Price$255,000
Median Days on Market52
Active Listings7
New Listings4
Total Listings (Active + Pending)15
Avg Listing Price$228,349
Avg Listing Price Change MoM34%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY43%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.05
Family Dual Income49
Median Household Income$38,500
Median Individual Income$26,174
Home Ownership54.0%
Home Value$84,041
Median Rent$740
Rent Burden24.3%
Poverty15.9%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED19.1%
  • Highschool Education36.2%
  • Some College29.2%
  • Bachelors Degree12.4%
  • Graduate Degree3.2%
  • Total College or Above15.6%
  • Stem Degree44.8%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male63.3%
  • Female36.7%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married38.7%
  • Divorced13.4%
  • Never Married37.4%
  • Widowed10.5%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityChildress
State IDTX
Population6,048

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1818.8%
19–2923.9%
30–3921.4%
40–497.7%
Age Group% of Population
50–5910.3%
60–699.2%
70–794.0%
80+4.4%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation48.5%
Unemployment Rate8.0%
Disabled17.9%

ETHNICITY

White85.7%
Black8.5%
Asian0.4%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other3.9%
Multiple1.5%

OTHER

Hispanic34.1%
Limited English4.1%
Health Uninsured19.5%
Veteran5.2%

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