CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Daingerfield

Texas · 2,572 residents · 2.46 sq mi

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Daingerfield is a city of 2,572 people in Texas. The poverty rate is 29.1%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $35,400. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That trails the Texas median by roughly 28%. Median household income is $19,489, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.2

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

2,572

+2%vs 2000

vs 2,517 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.2

−10%vs 2000

vs 36.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.46 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(205)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(204)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.7%(250)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(179)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.5%(115)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.7%(430)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.8%(381)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546%(155)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(231)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748%(205)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(140)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3%(77)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,489

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,333 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,434

−31%vs 2000

vs $13,689 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

29.1%

+5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$35,400

+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$295

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $397 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.8%

−6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.8% in 2000

37.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic66.3%(1,669)

Black26.1%(657)

Hispanic / Latino5.3%(134)

Asian0.4%(10)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic72.6%(1,867)

Black25.8%(663)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(67)

Asian0%(0)

Other1.6%(42)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican18.3%(462)

Central American0.4%(10)

Nicaraguan0.2%(6)

Guatemalan0.2%(4)

Spaniard0.2%(4)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.4%(10)

Vietnamese0.2%(5)

Ancestry

American14.5%(366)

English8.4%(212)

Irish4.7%(120)

Subsaharan African1.3%(33)

German1.1%(28)

French0.9%(22)

Scottish0.7%(18)

West Indian0.7%(18)

Haitian0.7%(18)

Norwegian0.4%(11)

Welsh0.3%(7)

Swedish0.2%(6)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

British0.2%(5)

Canadian0.2%(4)

Swiss0.2%(4)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Subsaharan African population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.3%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.8%

−12.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.5 min

−6%vs 2000

vs 17.6 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 married48.9%(439)

Married37.7%(338)

Widowed3.5%(31)

Divorced9.9%(89)

Women 15+

Never married38.6%(459)

Married32.5%(386)

Widowed13.6%(162)

Divorced15.3%(182)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.8%

−5.8 ptssince 2013

from 15.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.4%

+13.4 ptssince 2020

from 40.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.4%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 9.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.7%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.1%

−9.3 ptssince 2020

from 30.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.4%

+14.1 ptssince 2020

from 50.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.6%

−7.4 ptssince 2020

from 45.0% 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)33.8%(52)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)41.6%(64)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era19.5%(30)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.9%(6)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 154 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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