With 28,339 people, Eagle Pass is a city in Texas. This skews young, with a median age of 30.0. 30% of people here were born outside the United States. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 22% of adults. The typical home is worth $188,000, having roughly tripled since 2000. The poverty rate is 22.0%, above the 12.5% national rate.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,207, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 30.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 69%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Eagle Pass
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate46.1% → 22.0%(−24.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$31,345 → $57,207(+83%)US over the same years: +14%
Eagle Pass's population equals 49% of Maverick County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 75% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 66% of the county's.
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)57.9%(411)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.5%(124)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era19%(135)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 710 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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Over time
Eagle Pass, decade by decade
Eagle Pass 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
20,651
$31,345
$101,043
8.9%
11.5
2000
22,413
$43,033
$111,485
14.5%
12.2
2010
26,248
$46,264
$141,412
19.5%
10.8
2020
28,130
$55,760
$157,444
23.1%
12.5
2024
28,339
$57,207
$188,000
21.6%
13.8
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.
