China is a city of 963 people in Texas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $186,500, having roughly tripled since 2000. Households here earn about 30% less than in Texas as a whole. Households take in $55,104 at the median, 33% less than the US figure.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $55,104, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 88%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about China
What changed most since 1990
Population1,153 → 963(−16%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$88,083 → $186,500(+112%)US over the same years: +67%
White share80.5% → 54.8%(−25.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)16.7%(7)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11.9%(5)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era57.1%(24)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 42 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.
BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE
Over time
China, decade by decade
China population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,153
$51,820
$88,083
5.0%
40.3
2000
1,112
$65,893
$99,098
7.9%
57.8
2010
1,160
$85,746
$116,956
11.5%
54.5
2020
1,260
$55,923
$168,110
10.7%
71.3
2024
963
$55,104
$186,500
19.0%
78.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
