Floyd County, Texas

Floyd County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,402. The seat of the county is Floydada. The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1890. It is named for Dolphin Ward Floyd, who died on his 32nd birthday, March 6, 1836, defending the Alamo.

The Matador Ranch, based in Motley County, once reached into Floyd County, as well.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 993 square miles (2,570 km²), of which 992 square miles (2,570 km²) are land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) (0.04%) is covered by water.

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 5,402. The median age was 40.3 years, with 27.3% of residents under the age of 18 and 20.5% aged 65 years or older. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.0 males age 18 and over.

The racial makeup of the county was 57.4% White, 2.9% Black or African American, 0.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 12.2% from some other race, and 26.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 56.8% of the population.

Less than 0.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 2,125 households in the county, of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.6% were married-couple households, 18.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 2,603 housing units, of which 18.4% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 72.2% were owner-occupied and 27.8% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 14.1%.