CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Kirby

Texas · 8,326 residents · 2.00 sq mi

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With 8,326 people, Kirby is a city in Texas. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $51,400. The poverty rate is 9.0%, under the national 13.2%. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.8

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

8,326

−4%vs 2000

vs 8,673 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.8

−8%vs 2000

vs 33.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.00 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.3%(694)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.9%(741)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.5%(790)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.5%(711)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(487)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.9%(1,492)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.7%(1,471)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(821)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.9%(654)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.5%(294)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.8%(150)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(21)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,646

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,919 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,894

−30%vs 2000

vs $15,615 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.0%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,400

+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$472

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $580 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.4%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.7% in 2000

25.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic40.3%(3,491)

Black14.2%(1,229)

Hispanic / Latino41.7%(3,616)

Asian1.9%(166)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic74.1%(6,170)

Black15.4%(1,285)

Hispanic / Latino28.7%(2,386)

Asian0.5%(42)

Other10%(829)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican54.9%(4,453)

Puerto Rican1%(84)

Cuban0.5%(39)

South American0.1%(8)

Ecuadorian0.1%(8)

Asian origin

Laotian0.7%(56)

Korean0.4%(33)

Vietnamese0.3%(23)

Asian Indian0.2%(16)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.8%(63)

Ancestry

German6.1%(492)

English4.7%(378)

Irish3.1%(248)

French1.7%(137)

American1.6%(131)

Polish1%(85)

Czech1%(79)

Subsaharan African0.9%(69)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(60)

Scottish0.7%(59)

Italian0.7%(54)

Nigerian0.4%(34)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

West Indian0.4%(32)

Jamaican0.3%(23)

Danish0.2%(16)

Welsh0.2%(15)

Dutch0.2%(14)

French Canadian0.1%(11)

Swedish0.1%(9)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(9)

Portuguese0.1%(8)

Canadian0.1%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.7%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.9%

+6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.1%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.3 min

+47%vs 2000

vs 13.2 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 married38.6%(1,291)

Married47.7%(1,594)

Widowed3.3%(109)

Divorced10.4%(348)

Women 15+

Never married25.8%(754)

Married48.7%(1,425)

Widowed8.9%(261)

Divorced16.7%(488)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

21.3%

−3.9 ptssince 2013

from 25.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.7%

−7.6 ptssince 2020

from 51.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.2%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 9.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.3%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 20.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.6%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.3%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

53.0%

−10.0 ptssince 2020

from 63.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.9%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 35.7% 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)31%(137)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)33.9%(150)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era49.5%(219)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.3%(10)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 442 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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