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Atascocita

Texas · 99,354 residents · 23.9 sq mi
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Atascocita is a city of 99,354 people in Texas. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 63,597 people. Households here earn about 51% more than in Texas as a whole. Few US cities rank higher on income. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. There are 4,159 people per square mile.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 50%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
99,354
+178%since 2000
from 35,757 in 2000
2000 – 2024
Population density
4,159 / sq mi
+84%since 2009
from 2,258 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
35.1
+9%since 2000
from 32.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
23.9 sq mi
Population, 2000 – 2024
29K48K68K87K106K2000201020202024Atascocita
202499K
2000201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.4%(6,406)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.7%(7,639)
US avg: 6%
10 to 149.4%(9,320)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.4%(7,400)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.2%(5,213)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.5%(13,445)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4416.9%(16,749)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5414.3%(14,160)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 648.7%(8,633)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747%(6,914)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 842.8%(2,801)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over0.7%(674)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$118,226
−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $73,032 in 2000
US average: $82,259
2000 – 2024
Per capita income
$44,700
+72%since 2000
from $25,962 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
75.0%
+17.0 ptssince 2009
from 58.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
7.4%
+4.4 ptssince 2000
from 3.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.351
+1%since 2010
from 0.348 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Finance & insurance10.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical9.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Retail trade9.1%
US avg: 9.9%
Information8.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade7.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services5%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration3%
US avg: 4.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.9%
US avg: 1.6%
Manufacturing2.5%
US avg: 0.4%
Transportation & warehousing2.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$307,400
+50%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $112,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
2000 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,849
+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $875 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
82.5%
−4.8 ptssince 2000
from 87.3% in 2000
17.5% rent
Vacancy rate
3.8%
−2.7 ptssince 2009
from 6.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.96 people
−6%since 2009
from 3.15 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
23.1%
−4.9 ptssince 2009
from 28.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
36.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 35.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.6
+47%since 2009
from 1.8 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
62
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic71%(25,377)
Black12.9%(4,611)
Hispanic / Latino12%(4,297)
Asian2.4%(861)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic32.1%(31,881)
Black27.7%(27,519)
Hispanic / Latino32%(31,812)
Asian3.7%(3,686)
Other4.5%(4,456)
Diversity Score
89
+22%since 2009
from 73 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican24.4%(24,218)
Puerto Rican2.3%(2,329)
South American1.6%(1,610)
Central American1.3%(1,281)
Salvadoran0.6%(608)
Peruvian0.6%(565)
Dominican0.4%(442)
Spaniard0.4%(409)
Venezuelan0.3%(314)
Guatemalan0.3%(294)
Colombian0.3%(251)
Argentine0.2%(226)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Uruguayan0.2%(193)
Honduran0.2%(171)
Nicaraguan0.1%(140)
Cuban0.1%(116)
Panamanian0.1%(68)
Chilean0%(11)
Asian origin
Filipino0.7%(731)
Asian Indian0.7%(655)
Vietnamese0.5%(540)
Chinese0.5%(517)
Taiwanese0.3%(296)
Thai0.2%(227)
Korean0.2%(180)
Pakistani0.2%(167)
Nepalese0.1%(82)
Laotian0.1%(52)
Cambodian0%(27)
+ 1 more asian origin group with data
Japanese0%(26)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.1%(104)
Samoan0%(49)
Guamanian0%(21)
Ancestry
English8.4%(8,329)
German7.3%(7,236)
Irish5.9%(5,842)
American4.2%(4,216)
French2.3%(2,243)
Italian1.9%(1,923)
West Indian1.2%(1,154)
Scottish1.1%(1,125)
Polish0.9%(911)
Austrian0.8%(837)
Haitian0.7%(705)
+ 35 more ancestry groups with data
Arab0.7%(668)
Norwegian0.6%(582)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(559)
Dutch0.5%(527)
Czech0.5%(524)
Palestinian0.3%(333)
Portuguese0.3%(303)
British0.2%(241)
Jamaican0.2%(238)
Swedish0.2%(237)
Welsh0.2%(204)
Ukrainian0.2%(174)
Greek0.1%(146)
Russian0.1%(114)
Nigerian0.1%(113)
Australian0.1%(103)
Slovene0.1%(102)
Iranian0.1%(92)
Lebanese0.1%(74)
Canadian0.1%(74)
Swiss0.1%(67)
Egyptian0.1%(66)
Slovak0.1%(60)
Brazilian0%(46)
Latvian0%(42)
Romanian0%(41)
Syrian0%(35)
Finnish0%(35)
Kenyan0%(34)
Hungarian0%(30)
Guyanese0%(28)
Moroccan0%(20)
Serbian0%(9)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
38.9%
+7.3 ptssince 2000
from 31.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.6%
+2.5 ptssince 2000
from 91.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
13.1%
+3.9 ptssince 2000
from 9.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
35.4 min
+43%since 2000
from 24.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
77.1%
−7.3 ptssince 2009
from 84.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.9%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 9.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
12.3%
+8.9 ptssince 2009
from 3.4% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
1.5%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.8%
+0.1 ptssince 2011
from 4.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
70.1%
−0.7 ptssince 2011
from 70.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
81.3%
+5.4 ptssince 2020
from 75.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
18.4%
+5.1 ptssince 2009
from 13.4% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
50.3%
+7.2 ptssince 2009
from 43.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.6%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 51.9% in 2009
Female
49.4%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 48.1% in 2009
Foreign born
10.8%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 9.6% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
8.7%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 10.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
10.4%
+2.6 ptssince 2012
from 7.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
9.0%
−2.6 ptssince 2013
from 11.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
97.4%
+5.2 ptssince 2017
from 92.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
99.4%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 98.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.9%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 88.3% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
73.9%
−7.1 ptssince 2016
from 81.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
20.7%
+5.2 ptssince 2016
from 15.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married33.8%(13,004)
Married56.9%(21,888)
Widowed1.4%(550)
Divorced7.9%(3,038)
Women 15+
Never married26.9%(10,102)
Married56.2%(21,064)
Widowed6.5%(2,455)
Divorced10.4%(3,888)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
9.0%
−2.6 ptssince 2013
from 11.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
68.9%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 70.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
10.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 9.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
10.6%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 10.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
8.5%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 9.0% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.7%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 2.7% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
78.5%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 79.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
20.6%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 19.4% 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)44.2%(2,721)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.7%(1,832)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era17.2%(1,061)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.1%(131)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.1%(8)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 6,158 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Atascocita, Texas?

Atascocita, Texas has about 99,354 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Atascocita, Texas?

The typical household in Atascocita, Texas earns about $118,226 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Atascocita, Texas expensive?

In Atascocita, Texas, the median home is worth about $307,400, and the typical rent is about $1,849 a month.

How educated are people in Atascocita, Texas?

About 38.9% of adults age 25 and over in Atascocita, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Atascocita, Texas?

About 7.4% of people in Atascocita, Texas live below the federal poverty line.

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