CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Cameron

Texas · 5,580 residents · 5.24 sq mi

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Cameron is a city of 5,580 people in Texas. The poverty rate is 30.1%, above the 13.2% national rate. Households here earn about 46% less than in Texas as a whole. The typical home is worth $38,300. The median household earns $14,549, about 52% below the national median. The median age is 36.6, about 4 years above the US median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% 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

5,580

−1%vs 2000

vs 5,634 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.6

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 36.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.24 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(401)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(413)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.2%(512)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(374)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.4%(301)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412%(668)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412%(669)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(552)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(502)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.7%(544)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849%(503)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.5%(141)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,549

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,878 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,523

−40%vs 2000

vs $14,122 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

30.1%

+8.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,300

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $44,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$247

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $369 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.7%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.8% in 2000

35.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic51.8%(2,918)

Black20.3%(1,146)

Hispanic / Latino26.7%(1,502)

Asian0.1%(6)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic67.6%(3,773)

Black23.4%(1,303)

Hispanic / Latino17.5%(977)

Asian0.6%(33)

Other8.4%(471)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican42.5%(2,304)

Puerto Rican0.3%(16)

Central American0.2%(11)

Salvadoran0.2%(11)

Ancestry

German13.3%(721)

Irish6.4%(349)

English4.4%(241)

American2.9%(156)

Subsaharan African2.8%(149)

Czech2.6%(141)

Norwegian1.9%(102)

Italian0.7%(37)

Scottish0.5%(29)

Dutch0.5%(25)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(19)

Welsh0.3%(16)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.2%(11)

French0.2%(9)

Canadian0.1%(8)

Austrian0.1%(6)

British0.1%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.1%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

57.5%

−8.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.2 min

+6%vs 2000

vs 17.2 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 married32.3%(663)

Married52.2%(1,070)

Widowed3.7%(75)

Divorced11.8%(242)

Women 15+

Never married22.1%(431)

Married52%(1,012)

Widowed8.8%(171)

Divorced17.1%(332)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.5%

−7.1 ptssince 2013

from 18.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.3%

+10.4 ptssince 2020

from 36.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.4%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 9.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.3%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.9%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 31.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.0%

+11.6 ptssince 2020

from 45.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.2%

−7.4 ptssince 2020

from 48.6% 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)44.8%(103)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10.9%(25)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era21.7%(50)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.6%(22)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.5%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 230 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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