CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Heath

Texas · 2,108 residents · 12.4 sq mi

Time machine

VIEWING

COMPARE TO

The short version

With 2,108 people, Heath is a city in Texas. That is roughly 105% ahead of the Texas median. Owners hold 89% of the housing stock. Households take in $55,447 a year at the median, 84% more than the country as a whole. There are 2,041 fewer people here than in 2000. Median rent is $822 a month.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.0

US median: 33.0

More educated

34% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 28%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,108

−49%vs 2000

vs 4,149 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.0

−6%vs 2000

vs 39.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

12.4 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(145)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.9%(187)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(152)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(151)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.2%(68)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.8%(269)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.7%(394)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5416.7%(353)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.8%(206)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.9%(125)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.3%(48)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(10)

US avg: 1.2%

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$55,447

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $98,975 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$25,148

−51%vs 2000

vs $51,049 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.3%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$142,400

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $261,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$822

+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $919 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

88.7%

−6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 94.9% in 2000

11.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.6%(3,884)

Black0.8%(32)

Hispanic / Latino3%(125)

Asian1.3%(56)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.1%(2,025)

Black0.9%(19)

Hispanic / Latino3.1%(65)

Asian0.5%(11)

Other2.5%(53)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican5%(543)

Central American1.1%(114)

Guatemalan0.7%(77)

South American0.4%(44)

Salvadoran0.3%(37)

Cuban0.3%(36)

Venezuelan0.2%(25)

Argentine0.2%(19)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.1%(11)

Japanese0.1%(10)

Chinese0.1%(8)

Ancestry

English18.9%(2,040)

German12.5%(1,351)

Irish11.6%(1,249)

American6.6%(715)

Italian4.1%(440)

Scottish2.9%(317)

French2.4%(264)

Danish2.3%(252)

Norwegian2.2%(235)

Arab2%(215)

Lebanese1.8%(190)

Dutch1.1%(121)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Polish1.1%(118)

Russian0.9%(96)

British0.8%(88)

Swedish0.7%(72)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(68)

Hungarian0.6%(67)

Czech0.6%(62)

Armenian0.6%(60)

West Indian0.5%(52)

Welsh0.4%(38)

Portuguese0.3%(35)

Slovak0.3%(28)

Syrian0.2%(25)

Slovene0.2%(23)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(23)

Austrian0.2%(21)

Jamaican0.2%(20)

Swiss0.2%(19)

Finnish0.1%(15)

Turkish0.1%(13)

Greek0.1%(10)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

34.2%

−12.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 46.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

90.7%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 95.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

12.5%

−5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

33.9 min

+29%vs 2000

vs 26.4 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 married21.8%(880)

Married69.4%(2,806)

Widowed2%(81)

Divorced6.8%(274)

Women 15+

Never married16.9%(718)

Married71.6%(3,043)

Widowed6.8%(290)

Divorced4.7%(200)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.0%

−2.0 ptssince 2013

from 5.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

73.1%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 71.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.3%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 12.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.6%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 17.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

3.7%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 6.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 0.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

88.1%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 84.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

21.1%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 22.3% 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)29%(201)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)31.2%(216)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.8%(283)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.1%(63)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 693 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.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Drill deeper