Population 82 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Aiken
Household size in Aiken
| Period | Aiken | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.29 | 2.87 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.61 | 2.93 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.73 | 2.95 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.75 | 2.83 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.46 | −0.05 | −0.03 |
Households in Aiken average 2.75 people, a bit above the national 2.65, so families with children are somewhat more common here. Even so, the typical household here is smaller than in Texas overall, where it has 2.83 people. Household size has climbed from 2.29 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Aiken
| Period | Aiken | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 51.1 | 34.7 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 43.2 | 35.4 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 38.4 | 36.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 41.4 | 36.7 | 40.1 |
| Change | −9.7 | +2.0 | +2.3 |
Half of the people in Aiken are younger than 41.4 and half are older, close to the national median of 40.1. The population here is older than in Texas as a whole, where the median age is 36.7.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Aiken
| Period | Aiken | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.4% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 6.2% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 11.9% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 24.2% | 12.9% | 11.6% |
| Change | +19.8 pts | −0.8 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head nearly a quarter of households in Aiken (24.2%), well above the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Aiken
Renters in Aiken
| Period | Aiken | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 24.1% | 35.2% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 32.7% | 37.3% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 23.4% | 38.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 34.6% | 37.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | +10.5 pts | +2.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Just over a third of households in Aiken rent their homes (34.6%), close to the national share of 34.8%. Among homeowners, 82.6% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Aiken
| Period | Aiken | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 25.2% | 11.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 27.5% | 10.9% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 39.5% | 10.9% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 41.6% | 9.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | +16.4 pts | −2.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy is high in Aiken: 41.6% of homes are empty, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Aiken
| Period | Aiken | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1954 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1956 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1960 | 1987 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1963 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Change | +9 | +8 | +6 |
The housing in Aiken is old by national standards: the median home dates to 1963, against 1980 for the U.S., so buyers will find more older houses, some of them due for updates.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Aiken
| Period | Aiken | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $650 | $921 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $590 | $1,005 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $725 | $1,178 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $549 | $1,560 | $1,571 |
| Change | −$101 | +$639 | +$606 |
Rent in Aiken runs $549 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 20.1% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Aiken
Bachelor's degrees in Aiken
| Period | Aiken | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 22.8% | 27.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 26.0% | 27.9% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 20.4% | 30.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 17.8% | 34.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | −5.0 pts | +7.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Aiken have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 17.8%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Aiken
| Period | Aiken | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 74.0% | 80.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 83.8% | 82.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 90.0% | 83.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 82.4% | 85.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +8.4 pts | +5.1 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over one in six adults in Aiken never finished high school, well above the national share: only 82.4% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Aiken
| Period | Aiken | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.4% | 7.0% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 1.8% | 7.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 0.0% | 5.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 10.4% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Change | +7.0 pts | −1.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Aiken: 10.4% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Aiken compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiken | 2.75 | 41.4 | 24.2% | 34.6% | 41.6% | 1963 | $549 | 17.8% | 82.4% | 10.4% |
| Floydada | 2.77 | 33.7 | 14.1% | 31.5% | 24.0% | 1965 | $771 | 18.4% | 74.6% | 2.2% |
| Muncy | 2.70 | 41.6 | 9.4% | 24.5% | 52.6% | 1956 | $548 | 17.4% | 92.4% | 15.9% |
| Dougherty | 2.64 | 49.6 | 29.3% | 33.8% | 41.1% | 1963 | $546 | 19.4% | 83.3% | 0.0% |
| Lockney | 2.51 | 46.7 | 13.2% | 19.6% | 18.7% | 1959 | $742 | 12.1% | 77.6% | 9.5% |
| Sandhill | 2.77 | 48.0 | 33.9% | 35.0% | 39.9% | 1962 | $549 | 18.4% | 83.7% | 0.4% |
| Happy Union | 2.26 | 42.1 | 8.5% | 23.8% | 24.4% | 1962 | $735 | 15.6% | 77.7% | 1.2% |
| Seth Ward | 2.32 | 37.7 | 6.1% | 17.4% | 28.5% | 1954 | $817 | 15.1% | 69.1% | 2.5% |
| Roaring Springs | 2.51 | 57.7 | 7.5% | 16.8% | 44.4% | 1962 | $881 | 22.6% | 88.9% | 0.0% |
| Matador | 2.60 | 46.4 | 9.8% | 26.5% | 33.7% | 1961 | $622 | 17.6% | 83.9% | 1.3% |
| Plainview | 2.78 | 35.3 | 21.3% | 44.4% | 16.5% | 1971 | $895 | 15.5% | 73.7% | 6.3% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Aiken. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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