Editing Childress, Texas (section)

==Demographics==

===2020 U.S. Census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Childress racial composition'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4814668&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic''){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|3,023
|52.69%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|560
|9.76%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|20
|0.35%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|51
|0.89%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|2
|0.03%
|-
|Some other race (NH)
|14
|0.24%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/multiracial]] (NH)
|173
|3.02%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|1,894
|33.01%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''5,737'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 5,737 people, 1,936 households, and 1,316 families residing in the city.

===2000 U.S. Census===
{{US Census population|align=left
| 1900 = 692
| 1910 = 3818
| 1920 = 5003
| 1930 = 7163
| 1940 = 6464
| 1950 = 7619
| 1960 = 6399
| 1970 = 5408
| 1980 = 5817
| 1990 = 5055
| 2000 = 6778
| 2010 = 6105
| 2020 = 5737
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000,  6,778 people, 2,116 households, and 1,369 families wereresiding in the city. The population density was {{convert|821.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 2,554 housing units had an average density of {{convert|309.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race (U.S. Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 64.52% White, 15.65% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 17.13% from other races, and 1.96% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 22.37% of the population.

Of the 2,116 households, 31.3% had children under 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were not families. About 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.37, and the average family size was 3.01.

In the city, the age distribution was 21.7% under 18, 13.1% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 147.7 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 157.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,536, and for a family was $33,323. Males had a median income of $25,365 versus $19,442 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $11,708. About 14.6% of families and 18.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 29.5% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.