CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Fate

Texas · 477 residents · 11.8 sq mi

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Fate is a city of 477 people in Texas. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $50,800. That trails the Texas median by roughly 16%. Median household income is $22,727, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

477

−4%vs 2000

vs 497 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.0

−15%vs 2000

vs 36.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

11.8 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202423K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(36)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.6%(46)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(33)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.2%(25)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.8%(23)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3425.6%(122)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 446.1%(29)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.1%(34)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6413.4%(64)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.7%(32)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.7%(27)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(6)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,727

−51%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $61,250 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,636

−56%vs 2000

vs $24,344 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.2%

+8.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$50,800

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $85,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$425

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $718 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.3%

−11.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.8% in 2000

21.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic82.7%(411)

Black2.2%(11)

Hispanic / Latino13.9%(69)

Asian0.2%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic88.7%(423)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino25.8%(123)

Asian0%(0)

Other11.3%(54)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican24.1%(5,520)

Central American2.7%(616)

South American2.6%(604)

Guatemalan1.9%(442)

Puerto Rican1.3%(287)

Ecuadorian0.9%(205)

Honduran0.7%(170)

Peruvian0.7%(158)

Venezuelan0.6%(140)

Colombian0.4%(93)

Spaniard0.3%(65)

Cuban0.2%(43)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Dominican0.2%(36)

Bolivian0%(8)

Salvadoran0%(4)

Asian origin

Vietnamese1.2%(264)

Chinese0.6%(134)

Asian Indian0.4%(95)

Laotian0.2%(39)

Thai0.2%(37)

Filipino0.2%(36)

Korean0.1%(33)

Japanese0.1%(29)

Indonesian0.1%(19)

Taiwanese0%(10)

Malaysian0%(6)

Pakistani0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(76)

Ancestry

German9.5%(2,176)

English8.6%(1,960)

Irish7.5%(1,718)

American2.4%(551)

Subsaharan African2.2%(510)

Italian2.2%(499)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(355)

French1.3%(288)

Polish1%(218)

Scottish0.9%(205)

Dutch0.8%(189)

Czech0.7%(155)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.7%(155)

Welsh0.5%(119)

West Indian0.4%(82)

Belgian0.3%(73)

Russian0.3%(72)

Brazilian0.3%(67)

Jamaican0.3%(65)

Arab0.3%(59)

Syrian0.2%(43)

Danish0.2%(43)

Iranian0.2%(41)

Greek0.2%(35)

British0.1%(31)

Portuguese0.1%(28)

Ethiopian0.1%(28)

Kenyan0.1%(27)

Nigerian0.1%(24)

Norwegian0.1%(17)

Lebanese0.1%(16)

Canadian0.1%(16)

Australian0.1%(14)

Ghanaian0.1%(13)

Hungarian0%(11)

Swiss0%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.3%

−15.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

51.9%

−27.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.6 min

−22%vs 2000

vs 25.1 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 married30.4%(2,557)

Married63.1%(5,297)

Widowed0.6%(48)

Divorced5.9%(498)

Women 15+

Never married22.8%(1,824)

Married63.8%(5,098)

Widowed5.5%(437)

Divorced7.9%(631)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.1%

−5.0 ptssince 2013

from 13.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

75.7%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 74.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.8%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 12.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

6.9%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 8.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

6.7%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 8.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.3%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 5.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

83.5%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 85.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

15.4%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.8% 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)71.7%(1,076)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.3%(319)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era12%(180)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,500 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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