CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Anson

Texas · 2,644 residents · 2.76 sq mi

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Anson is home to 2,644 people in Texas. The typical home is worth $24,000. Households here earn about 44% less than in Texas as a whole. The poverty rate is 27.8%, above the 13.2% national rate. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The median household earns $15,141, about 50% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% 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

2,644

+3%vs 2000

vs 2,556 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.7

−1%vs 2000

vs 37.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.76 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(181)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(216)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(195)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.5%(224)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.4%(142)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412%(316)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.4%(301)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(282)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.2%(165)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.6%(307)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.4%(249)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.5%(66)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,141

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $23,954 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,838

−17%vs 2000

vs $11,798 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

27.8%

+8.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$24,000

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$250

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $322 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.1%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.6% in 2000

25.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic63.5%(1,622)

Black2.6%(66)

Hispanic / Latino32.6%(834)

Asian0.6%(15)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic72.3%(1,912)

Black1.7%(46)

Hispanic / Latino30.4%(803)

Asian1%(27)

Other24.9%(659)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican36.9%(933)

Central American1.1%(28)

Honduran0.8%(19)

South American0.4%(9)

Guatemalan0.2%(6)

Argentine0.2%(5)

Venezuelan0.2%(4)

Salvadoran0.1%(3)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.6%(14)

Pakistani0.2%(4)

Asian Indian0.1%(3)

Ancestry

American10.4%(263)

English8.1%(204)

Scottish5.7%(145)

German5.6%(141)

Irish3.9%(99)

Scotch-Irish2.4%(60)

Czech0.7%(17)

British0.5%(12)

Arab0.4%(10)

Lebanese0.4%(10)

French0.4%(9)

Norwegian0.4%(9)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

West Indian0.2%(4)

Jamaican0.2%(4)

Subsaharan African0.1%(3)

Nigerian0.1%(3)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Scottish population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.1%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

49.9%

−10.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.9%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.6 min

−14%vs 2000

vs 17.0 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 married24.6%(260)

Married57.4%(608)

Widowed4.5%(48)

Divorced13.5%(143)

Women 15+

Never married21.5%(217)

Married58%(585)

Widowed13.2%(133)

Divorced7.3%(74)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

29.5%

+5.1 ptssince 2013

from 24.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.5%

−7.5 ptssince 2020

from 49.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.2%

−11.6 ptssince 2020

from 20.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.0%

−9.3 ptssince 2020

from 33.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.1%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 18.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

49.0%

−16.2 ptssince 2020

from 65.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.8%

−10.4 ptssince 2020

from 46.2% 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)10.4%(17)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)36.6%(60)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.2%(61)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.7%(6)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 164 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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