Parmer County, Texas
7 public bodies govern here, 4 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 9,731
- Median household income
- $69,735
- ±9,395
- Unemployed
- 2.6%
- 124 of 4,682 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 91.4%
- 2,953 of 3,231 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Parmer | 9,813 (2021) | Po Box 506, Farwell | — |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Bovina | 1,703 (2021) | Po Box 720, Bovina | Website |
| City of Farwell | 1,389 (2021) | Po Box 338, Farwell | — |
| City of Friona | 4,144 (2021) | 623 Main St, Friona | — |
Special districts 3
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farwell Hospital District | Hospitals | Po Box 177, Farwell | — |
| Parmer County Hospital District | Hospitals | 1307 Cleveland Ave, Friona | — |
| Parmer Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 359, Farwell | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
BOVINA ISD
School district3 schools
500 HALSELL ST, Bovina, TX, 79009
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
FARWELL ISD
School district3 schools
805 AVE G, Farwell, TX, 79325
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
FRIONA ISD
School district4 schools
909 E 11TH ST, Friona, TX, 79035
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
LAZBUDDIE ISD
School district1 schools
675 FM 1172, Lazbuddie, TX, 79053
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Deaf Smith Chamber of Commerce Farmers Market (200 E. Park Avenue Hereford)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.