CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Elsa

Texas · 5,242 residents · 2.09 sq mi

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Elsa is a city of 5,242 people in Texas. The poverty rate is 59.3%, above the 13.2% national rate. Households here earn about 65% less than in Texas as a whole. This skews young, with a median age of 26.2. The typical home is worth $24,500. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 26.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,242

−6%vs 2000

vs 5,549 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

26.2

−6%vs 2000

vs 28.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.09 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.9%(465)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 911.5%(602)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.8%(514)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910.6%(554)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.8%(410)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.6%(658)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.1%(793)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.4%(387)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.6%(345)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.9%(310)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.4%(177)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(27)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$9,544

−35%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $19,232 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$4,006

−47%vs 2000

vs $7,550 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

59.3%

+21.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 38.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$24,500

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$202

+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $217 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.1%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.1% in 2000

28.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic2.6%(142)

Black0%(2)

Hispanic / Latino97.3%(5,398)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic77.5%(4,062)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino97.2%(5,093)

Asian0.2%(11)

Other22.3%(1,169)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican96.1%(5,477)

Ancestry

American0.6%(36)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.2%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

34.9%

−12.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 46.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.0%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.3 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 13.4 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 married40.7%(847)

Married44.4%(924)

Widowed9.5%(197)

Divorced5.4%(113)

Women 15+

Never married36.8%(856)

Married40.2%(935)

Widowed10.5%(244)

Divorced12.5%(290)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

20.6%

−12.4 ptssince 2013

from 33.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

28.3%

−12.8 ptssince 2020

from 41.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.3%

+12.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.0%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.4%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 30.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

44.6%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 44.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.7%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 39.8% 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 era48.6%(71)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 146 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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