CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Crystal City

Texas · 8,117 residents · 3.67 sq mi

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With 8,117 people, Crystal City is a city in Texas. The poverty rate is 48.2%, above the 13.2% national rate. That trails the Texas median by roughly 58%. The typical home is worth $23,300. This skews young, with a median age of 27.5. Households take in $11,298 at the median, 63% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 27.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% 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

8,117

+13%vs 2000

vs 7,190 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

27.5

−6%vs 2000

vs 29.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.67 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.8%(712)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99%(733)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149%(729)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1911.4%(927)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.2%(665)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414%(1,140)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.2%(989)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.8%(637)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.4%(603)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.4%(601)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.8%(307)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(74)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$11,298

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $15,400 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$5,011

−44%vs 2000

vs $8,899 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

48.2%

+4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 44.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$23,300

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$202

+41%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $189 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.0%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.4% in 2000

33.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic4.1%(294)

Black0.5%(35)

Hispanic / Latino95%(6,828)

Asian0.1%(7)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic40.3%(3,268)

Black3.6%(296)

Hispanic / Latino92.7%(7,523)

Asian0%(0)

Other56.1%(4,553)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican87.9%(5,411)

South American1.3%(81)

Chilean1.2%(73)

Colombian0.1%(8)

Asian origin

Pakistani0.2%(12)

Ancestry

American0.6%(38)

British0.3%(16)

Scottish0.3%(16)

German0.1%(8)

Swiss0.1%(8)

English0.1%(6)

Dutch0.1%(4)

Irish0%(3)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest South American population · Largest Chilean population · Largest American population · Largest British population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.4%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

39.6%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 43.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

11.5 min

−1%vs 2000

vs 11.6 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 married54.3%(1,243)

Married39.8%(910)

Widowed1.5%(35)

Divorced4.4%(101)

Women 15+

Never married36.7%(829)

Married38.4%(867)

Widowed8%(180)

Divorced16.9%(381)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.3%

−12.1 ptssince 2013

from 23.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.1%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 32.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.5%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 12.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.6%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 19.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

45.0%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 39.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.0%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

42.6%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 44.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.9%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 51.3% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era21.9%(14)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War71.9%(46)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 64 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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