CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Elkhart

Texas · 1,076 residents · 1.54 sq mi

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Elkhart is a city of 1,076 people in Texas. The median age is 42.6, about 10 years above the US median. Households here earn about 46% less than in Texas as a whole. The typical home is worth $34,900. The poverty rate is 24.2%, above the 13.2% national rate. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 42.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% 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

1,076

−11%vs 2000

vs 1,215 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

42.6

+2%vs 2000

vs 41.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.54 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.8%(62)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.4%(58)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(80)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(77)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245%(54)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3410.7%(115)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.4%(133)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(106)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.2%(78)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7414.5%(156)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8410.5%(113)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.1%(44)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,569

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,927 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,204

−33%vs 2000

vs $13,809 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

24.2%

+4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$34,900

+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$307

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $424 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

68.4%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.7% in 2000

31.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic87.1%(1,058)

Black8.1%(99)

Hispanic / Latino3%(37)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90.5%(974)

Black8.6%(92)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(8)

Asian0.5%(5)

Other0.5%(5)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican8.6%(147)

Central American0.9%(15)

Guatemalan0.9%(15)

Asian origin

Pakistani2.8%(48)

Japanese0.4%(7)

Ancestry

German22.4%(381)

Irish12.2%(207)

English7.6%(129)

British4.5%(77)

American3.9%(66)

Italian2.5%(43)

Norwegian1.4%(23)

Welsh1.2%(20)

Scottish1%(17)

Swedish0.9%(16)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(11)

Polish0.5%(8)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Russian0.3%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.8%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.0%

−14.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.7%

+3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.7 min

+27%vs 2000

vs 14.8 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 married41.3%(332)

Married43.6%(350)

Widowed1.6%(13)

Divorced13.4%(108)

Women 15+

Never married27.1%(164)

Married45.9%(278)

Widowed12.4%(75)

Divorced14.7%(89)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

19.1%

−0.4 ptssince 2013

from 19.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.5%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 45.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.1%

+9.1 ptssince 2020

from 7.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.7%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.1%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 30.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.1%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 52.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.9%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 40.5% 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)38.1%(59)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.1%(25)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.6%(49)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 155 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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