CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Buda

Texas · 1,795 residents · 9.57 sq mi

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With 1,795 people, Buda is a city in Texas. Households here earn about 48% more than in Texas as a whole. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. There are 609 fewer people here than in 2000. Poverty is uncommon here, at 5.1% of residents. Households take in $39,875 a year at the median, 32% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.4

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,795

−25%vs 2000

vs 2,404 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.4

−3%vs 2000

vs 32.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

9.57 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202416K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.9%(160)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.1%(163)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149%(162)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(139)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.1%(74)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.8%(355)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.7%(318)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(179)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 644.8%(87)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.2%(93)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.2%(57)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(8)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$39,875

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,135 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,251

−40%vs 2000

vs $22,167 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.1%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$70,900

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $109,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$442

+28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $456 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.5%

−10.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.6% in 2000

24.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic68.6%(1,648)

Black1.5%(37)

Hispanic / Latino26.8%(645)

Asian0.9%(21)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic89.8%(1,612)

Black3.2%(57)

Hispanic / Latino17.9%(322)

Asian0.6%(10)

Other6.5%(116)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican25.1%(3,979)

Central American3.5%(553)

Nicaraguan2.6%(415)

Salvadoran0.5%(82)

South American0.4%(63)

Colombian0.3%(49)

Cuban0.3%(47)

Honduran0.2%(33)

Panamanian0.1%(23)

Argentine0.1%(14)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(30)

Korean0.1%(20)

Ancestry

German20%(3,178)

English18%(2,856)

Irish9.9%(1,568)

American3.7%(593)

Greek2.7%(436)

Arab2.6%(414)

Scottish2.1%(332)

Italian2%(316)

French1.9%(298)

Polish1.6%(256)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(227)

Welsh1.2%(189)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Czech1%(158)

Norwegian0.8%(132)

Dutch0.5%(84)

Swiss0.5%(82)

Portuguese0.5%(77)

Swedish0.4%(67)

Subsaharan African0.4%(64)

Nigerian0.4%(64)

Romanian0.4%(61)

Ukrainian0.3%(45)

Syrian0.2%(37)

Austrian0.2%(35)

Brazilian0.2%(33)

Canadian0.1%(22)

Danish0.1%(18)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.3%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.2%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.7%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.0 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 22.0 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 married30.5%(1,894)

Married58%(3,606)

Widowed2.7%(165)

Divorced8.9%(553)

Women 15+

Never married24.1%(1,475)

Married59.8%(3,654)

Widowed3.3%(202)

Divorced12.8%(783)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.5%

−3.4 ptssince 2013

from 8.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

73.2%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 71.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.9%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 10.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

6.9%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 9.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

6.1%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 4.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

88.2%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 86.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

14.0%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 14.6% 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)51%(525)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.6%(243)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era8.8%(91)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,030 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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