CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Cuero

Texas · 6,700 residents · 6.56 sq mi

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Cuero is home to 6,700 people in Texas. The poverty rate is 29.5%, above the 13.2% national rate. Households here earn about 40% less than in Texas as a whole. Median home value sits at $33,600. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The median household earns $16,132, about 46% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% 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

6,700

+2%vs 2000

vs 6,571 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.2

−6%vs 2000

vs 37.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.56 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(485)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.9%(664)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.6%(577)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.3%(352)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.6%(307)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.1%(944)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.3%(821)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.3%(557)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(680)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.3%(692)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(406)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.2%(215)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,132

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,931 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,499

−34%vs 2000

vs $14,286 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

29.5%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$33,600

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$268

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $402 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.3%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.0% in 2000

33.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic47.5%(3,119)

Black16.3%(1,071)

Hispanic / Latino34.7%(2,282)

Asian0.4%(27)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic63.6%(4,263)

Black19.6%(1,312)

Hispanic / Latino32.8%(2,197)

Asian0%(0)

Other16.8%(1,125)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican40.6%(3,318)

Spaniard1%(84)

Central American0.2%(14)

Salvadoran0.2%(14)

Puerto Rican0.1%(12)

South American0.1%(9)

Colombian0.1%(9)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.2%(15)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(14)

Ancestry

German13.3%(1,087)

Irish6.2%(510)

English4.8%(390)

American3.6%(293)

Polish2.4%(195)

Czech1.9%(157)

Welsh1.6%(134)

French1.4%(115)

Subsaharan African1%(79)

Swedish0.6%(48)

Dutch0.5%(39)

Scottish0.5%(38)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Belgian0.3%(25)

British0.3%(21)

Italian0.2%(18)

Danish0.2%(17)

Nigerian0.2%(15)

Canadian0.2%(14)

Iranian0.2%(14)

Russian0.2%(13)

French Canadian0.1%(10)

West Indian0.1%(9)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(9)

Scotch-Irish0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.6%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

53.4%

−11.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.9 min

+32%vs 2000

vs 12.8 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 married41.2%(1,666)

Married34.9%(1,409)

Widowed4%(162)

Divorced19.9%(805)

Women 15+

Never married23.8%(613)

Married51.5%(1,324)

Widowed8.5%(218)

Divorced16.2%(417)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

19.8%

−4.4 ptssince 2013

from 24.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.0%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 44.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.1%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 13.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.0%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.8%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

51.1%

−6.9 ptssince 2020

from 58.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.5%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 37.9% 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)42.9%(186)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)40.6%(176)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30%(130)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.3%(10)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 434 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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