CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Blossom

Texas · 1,422 residents · 2.55 sq mi

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Blossom is home to 1,422 people in Texas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. The typical home is worth $29,800. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. Median rent is $297 a month. That trails the Texas median by roughly 18%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% 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

1,422

−1%vs 2000

vs 1,439 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.1

−6%vs 2000

vs 35.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.55 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(93)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(91)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.6%(123)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910.4%(148)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.5%(107)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.9%(184)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(204)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.7%(124)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(116)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(113)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(87)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(32)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,054

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,235 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,932

−41%vs 2000

vs $15,143 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.8%

+3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$29,800

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$297

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $413 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.7%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.2% in 2000

26.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89.4%(1,287)

Black2%(29)

Hispanic / Latino6.7%(96)

Asian0.1%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.2%(1,354)

Black3.9%(56)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(7)

Asian0.1%(2)

Other0.7%(10)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican26.8%(373)

Ancestry

American16.7%(232)

Irish7%(98)

English6.2%(87)

German5.2%(73)

Scottish2.8%(39)

Norwegian1.1%(16)

Swiss1.1%(15)

Italian0.9%(12)

British0.8%(11)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(4)

Czech0.2%(3)

Polish0.2%(3)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

French0.1%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.4%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.0%

−9.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.7%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.7 min

+30%vs 2000

vs 13.6 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 married24.1%(104)

Married57.2%(247)

Widowed1.6%(7)

Divorced17.1%(74)

Women 15+

Never married26.1%(131)

Married47.5%(238)

Widowed12%(60)

Divorced14.4%(72)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

19.6%

−18.0 ptssince 2013

from 37.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.7%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 52.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.8%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 6.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.9%

−6.2 ptssince 2020

from 20.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.8%

+9.6 ptssince 2020

from 13.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.2%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 3.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.3%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 57.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.4%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 33.6% 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)24.4%(11)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.9%(13)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era24.4%(11)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 45 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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