CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Anthony

Texas · 3,328 residents · 6.39 sq mi

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Anthony is home to 3,328 people in Texas. 34.1% of locals live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $42,700. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the Texas median by roughly 15%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% 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

3,328

−14%vs 2000

vs 3,850 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.7

−3%vs 2000

vs 32.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.39 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55%(166)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(207)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(267)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(209)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.3%(308)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3424.2%(806)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.4%(612)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(354)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.5%(251)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 742.5%(84)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.7%(58)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.2%(6)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,955

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,295 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,808

−33%vs 2000

vs $11,568 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

34.1%

+8.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,700

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$345

+48%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $308 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.4%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.1% in 2000

25.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic12.4%(479)

Black3.7%(142)

Hispanic / Latino82.8%(3,187)

Asian0.1%(5)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic67.2%(2,236)

Black4.2%(141)

Hispanic / Latino73.7%(2,454)

Asian0.4%(13)

Other28.2%(938)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican86.7%(3,969)

Central American3.6%(165)

Honduran3.6%(165)

Puerto Rican3.4%(156)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(7)

Ancestry

American1.9%(86)

Irish1.5%(68)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(40)

German0.7%(30)

English0.4%(18)

Austrian0.2%(9)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Central American population · Largest Honduran population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.8%

+4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

55.6%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.8 min

+39%vs 2000

vs 14.9 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 married39%(621)

Married58.2%(928)

Widowed0.2%(3)

Divorced2.6%(42)

Women 15+

Never married27.3%(478)

Married55.7%(974)

Widowed6.1%(106)

Divorced10.9%(191)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

21.6%

−11.9 ptssince 2013

from 33.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

35.9%

−5.5 ptssince 2020

from 41.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

3.5%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 4.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.3%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.8%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 28.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.6%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

45.9%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 46.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.7%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 38.8% 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)62%(191)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.8%(64)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era14.6%(45)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.9%(9)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 308 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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