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Throckmorton County, Texas

Throckmorton County had 1,532 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 912.6 square miles of land. It ranks 237th of 254 in Texas by population and 120th by land area.

Population
1,532
#237 of 254 in Texas · #3,077 in US
Area
912.6 sq mi
#120 of 254 in Texas · #815 in US
Density
1.7 / sq mi
#230 of 254 in Texas · #3,014 in US
Median household income
$51,546
#212 of 254 in Texas · #2,596 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Throckmorton County within Texas. Pin: Austin.

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Throckmorton County population, land area and income

Throckmorton County had 1,532 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 912.6 square miles of land. It ranks 237th of 254 in Texas by population and 120th by land area. That works out to 1.7 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Texas has 19,267 residents, so Throckmorton County has 8% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $51,546 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

1,532

3144th1st

3077th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

913 sq mi

3144th1st

815th of 3,144 (US)

Density

1.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

3014th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$51,546

3143rd1st

2596th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Texas (254)

Population

1,532

254th1st

237th of 254 (TX)

Land area

913 sq mi

254th1st

120th of 254 (TX)

Density

1.7 / sq mi

254th1st

230th of 254 (TX)

Median household income

$51,546

254th1st

212th of 254 (TX)

How Throckmorton County's population changed since 2020

Throckmorton County gained 81 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 5.6%. That ranks 71st of 254 in Texas for growth. The median Texas county changed by +2.1%, and the state as a whole by +7.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Throckmorton County recorded 89 births and 132 deaths, a natural change of -43. Net international migration added +20 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +114. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 114 people.

1,45120201,50520211,54320221,53120231,5322024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
89
Deaths
132
Net international migration
+20
Net domestic migration
+114
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1

Where Throckmorton County is

The Census internal point of Throckmorton County is at 33.170700, -99.205800. It sits in UTM zone 14N. The map shades Texas's 254 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Throckmorton County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Cass County: +0.6%Jackson County: +1.9%Lipscomb County: -5.2%Hall County: +1.0%Hemphill County: -6.9%Kent County: -7.4%Dallam County: +5.4%Bandera County: +8.7%Culberson County: +3.1%Howard County: -11.4%Lavaca County: +1.2%Zavala County: -4.7%Taylor County: +3.7%Ellis County: +19.6%McLennan County: +3.5%Parker County: +20.2%Kinney County: +2.1%Uvalde County: +2.3%Haskell County: -0.0%Coke County: +2.3%Dickens County: -2.0%Colorado County: +4.0%Hansford County: -4.7%Collingsworth County: -1.2%Comanche County: +5.4%Crosby County: -1.3%Andrews County: +1.6%Atascosa County: +7.1%Brooks County: -5.0%Burnet County: +12.6%La Salle County: +0.4%Terry County: -1.6%Throckmorton County: +5.6%Yoakum County: -1.2%Hockley County: +0.0%Rockwall County: +25.5%Schleicher County: -5.8%Swisher County: -1.0%Motley County: -4.6%Hale County: -1.6%King County: -19.5%Hays County: +19.7%Irion County: +0.9%Bastrop County: +17.2%Blanco County: +16.6%Kimble County: +2.5%Dawson County: -5.7%Loving County: -28.4%Scurry County: -4.2%Sterling County: +0.2%Garza County: -20.1%Shackelford County: +1.9%Stonewall County: -0.8%Titus County: +0.8%Hopkins County: +5.3%Callahan County: +6.3%Childress County: +0.3%Lubbock County: +5.1%Dimmit County: -4.7%Donley County: -2.7%Baylor County: +2.1%Johnson County: +16.4%Glasscock County: +3.2%Sutton County: -2.6%Runnels County: -1.7%Ector County: +2.7%Kaufman County: +34.4%Jack County: +10.7%Mitchell County: -0.5%Falls County: +4.7%Castro County: +0.6%Palo Pinto County: +6.3%Limestone County: +1.9%Kerr County: +2.3%Franklin County: +5.2%Roberts County: +1.7%Young County: +2.2%Erath County: +4.2%Cochran County: +0.7%Hutchinson County: -4.2%Floyd County: -6.2%Mason County: +0.5%Parmer County: -1.9%Eastland County: +2.8%McMullen County: -5.4%Randall County: +6.5%Armstrong County: -2.3%Hamilton County: +4.8%Hartley County: -6.4%Nolan County: -3.7%Lynn County: +6.2%Menard County: -2.5%Karnes County: +2.2%Cottle County: -7.4%Winkler County: -4.8%Jeff Davis County: -10.4%Stephens County: +4.2%Bell County: +7.3%Borden County: -13.2%Madison County: +3.1%Fisher County: -0.3%Camp County: +5.9%Gillespie County: +5.2%Liberty County: +24.4%Upton County: -5.3%Waller County: +13.7%Fort Bend County: +15.6%Montgomery County: +19.9%Crockett County: -9.5%Sherman County: -0.7%Rusk County: +2.2%Wichita County: +0.3%Moore County: +2.8%Pecos County: -3.1%Webb County: +2.0%Kleberg County: -1.8%Fayette County: +4.0%Aransas County: +6.9%Presidio County: -6.9%Archer County: +7.0%Cherokee County: +5.2%Galveston County: +4.5%Comal County: +23.2%Concho County: +0.3%Jim Hogg County: -5.4%DeWitt County: +2.1%Brewster County: -0.6%Tarrant County: +5.4%Caldwell County: +14.1%Hardin County: +4.1%Fannin County: +7.4%Guadalupe County: +12.4%Clay County: +4.6%Coryell County: +3.9%Medina County: +8.9%Potter County: -3.1%Brown County: +1.5%Marion County: -1.7%Denton County: +14.3%Bee County: +0.6%Wise County: +17.9%Leon County: +5.8%Zapata County: -0.4%Coleman County: +4.0%Reagan County: -8.3%Mills County: +2.5%Reeves County: -19.0%Live Oak County: +5.5%Gaines County: +5.5%Oldham County: +3.4%Trinity County: +6.2%Williamson County: +18.2%San Saba County: -3.8%Wilson County: +10.7%Van Zandt County: +9.3%Lamar County: +2.2%Willacy County: -0.6%Brazos County: +6.4%Llano County: +8.7%Refugio County: -0.0%Martin County: -1.6%Midland County: +7.5%Wilbarger County: -3.0%Briscoe County: +5.1%Gonzales County: +1.8%Kenedy County: -5.7%Cameron County: +2.4%Gregg County: +1.9%Hidalgo County: +4.8%Hunt County: +18.4%Jefferson County: -0.9%Delta County: +8.1%Harris County: +5.8%Carson County: +0.5%Hill County: +7.8%Shelby County: +0.6%Hood County: +11.4%Grayson County: +10.6%Walker County: +9.4%McCulloch County: -1.8%Orange County: +1.6%Lee County: +5.4%Houston County: +0.6%San Jacinto County: +6.5%Robertson County: +5.3%Real County: +0.8%Red River County: +1.2%Sabine County: +1.7%Starr County: +1.1%Lamb County: -2.5%Goliad County: +2.8%El Paso County: +1.0%Wharton County: +1.1%Wheeler County: -3.1%Bexar County: +5.6%Lampasas County: +8.5%Calhoun County: -0.6%Maverick County: +1.7%Henderson County: +6.1%Freestone County: +6.2%Hardeman County: -4.0%Tom Green County: -0.1%Tyler County: +3.7%Chambers County: +19.5%Morris County: +1.8%Burleson County: +14.1%Newton County: -2.1%Upshur County: +7.3%Deaf Smith County: -0.2%Edwards County: -2.6%Bosque County: +4.2%Bowie County: -1.0%Matagorda County: +0.3%Terrell County: -4.3%Knox County: -2.9%Milam County: +5.6%Bailey County: +2.4%Nueces County: -0.1%Victoria County: +0.7%Dallas County: +1.7%Jones County: +5.9%Angelina County: +1.8%Washington County: +5.6%Gray County: -1.4%Grimes County: +13.6%Ochiltree County: -2.4%San Patricio County: +3.8%Val Verde County: +0.8%Foard County: -3.4%Frio County: +6.0%Kendall County: +16.3%Somervell County: +9.7%Panola County: +2.3%Nacogdoches County: +1.7%Ward County: -5.5%Wood County: +8.2%Montague County: +9.2%Duval County: -2.3%Navarro County: +6.9%Anderson County: +2.7%Jim Wells County: -0.0%Cooke County: +6.0%Rains County: +9.3%Austin County: +8.0%Brazoria County: +10.6%Polk County: +7.4%Travis County: +5.2%Collin County: +16.6%San Augustine County: -2.0%Harrison County: +3.7%Smith County: +6.4%Hudspeth County: +13.0%Crane County: -1.7%Jasper County: -0.0%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -2.0%
  2. < +0.8%
  3. < +3.7%
  4. < +6.9%
  5. ≥ +6.9%
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Orange pin: Throckmorton County internal point. Dark pin: Austin.

Internal point

Decimal
33.170700, -99.205800
DMS
33°10'14.52"N 99°12'20.88"W
UTM
14N 480812.1E 3670229.9N
Geohash
9vckww893
Plus code
86525QCV+7M

Towns in Throckmorton County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Throckmorton County. Its 1,532 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Throckmorton County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Throckmorton County. The most populous is Young County, TX, with 18,236 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Austin and the nearest big city

Austin is 217.9 miles SSE of Throckmorton County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Abilene, TX (population 130,501), 58.3 miles away.

Throckmorton County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Throckmorton County is 48447: state code 48 for Texas plus county code 447. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $51,546.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Throckmorton County, Texas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 1,532. That is up 81 people (5.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 1,451.

What is the FIPS code of Throckmorton County?

48447. The first two digits (48) are Texas; the last three (447) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Throckmorton County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Throckmorton County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Throckmorton County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Young County, TX; Stephens County, TX; Archer County, TX; Haskell County, TX; Baylor County, TX; Knox County, TX; Shackelford County, TX.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.