CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Alamo

Texas · 8,210 residents · 7.65 sq mi

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With 8,210 people, Alamo is a city in Texas. The poverty rate is 33.1%, above the 13.2% national rate. There are 6,550 fewer people here than in 2000. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $34,700. Households here earn about 34% less than in Texas as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,210

−44%vs 2000

vs 14,760 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.9

−3%vs 2000

vs 33.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.65 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(632)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99%(736)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.8%(803)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.1%(748)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(546)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.5%(946)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.6%(1,031)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.9%(568)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.8%(644)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.1%(915)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.6%(542)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(99)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,697

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $23,928 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,262

−31%vs 2000

vs $10,564 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

33.1%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 32.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$34,700

+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$242

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $361 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.4%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.0% in 2000

19.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic21.4%(3,154)

Black0.1%(15)

Hispanic / Latino78.1%(11,528)

Asian0.1%(12)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic72.5%(5,952)

Black0.1%(12)

Hispanic / Latino77.9%(6,393)

Asian0%(0)

Other27.4%(2,246)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican81.4%(16,483)

Puerto Rican1.3%(267)

Central American0.1%(23)

Honduran0.1%(23)

South American0%(3)

Peruvian0%(3)

Asian origin

Korean0%(8)

Vietnamese0%(8)

Filipino0%(3)

Ancestry

German4.2%(845)

Subsaharan African2.5%(500)

Nigerian2.5%(500)

American1.5%(302)

Irish1.5%(295)

English1%(197)

Norwegian0.8%(157)

Italian0.7%(141)

Scottish0.6%(121)

Dutch0.3%(51)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(51)

Arab0.2%(46)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Lebanese0.2%(46)

British0.2%(46)

Danish0.2%(37)

Hungarian0.2%(33)

Czech0.1%(28)

Swedish0.1%(25)

French0.1%(23)

Canadian0.1%(15)

French Canadian0.1%(13)

Swiss0.1%(13)

Russian0.1%(11)

Australian0%(10)

Ukrainian0%(9)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest Nigerian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.5%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

49.9%

−5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 55.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.1%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.8 min

+39%vs 2000

vs 12.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married35%(2,400)

Married55.6%(3,807)

Widowed2.8%(189)

Divorced6.6%(454)

Women 15+

Never married35.7%(2,700)

Married47.1%(3,560)

Widowed9.1%(686)

Divorced8.2%(619)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

26.2%

−4.7 ptssince 2013

from 30.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

25.2%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 27.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.6%

+6.8 ptssince 2020

from 6.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.9%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 22.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.1%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 30.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

39.3%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 34.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.5%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 43.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)12.8%(100)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9.8%(76)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.3%(298)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.8%(14)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.4%(11)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 779 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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