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CITY · 1990 CENSUS

La Villa

Texas · 1,388 residents · 0.60 sq mi
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La Villa is a city of 1,388 people in Texas. The poverty rate is 53.6%, above the 13.2% national rate. This skews young, with a median age of 21.8. Owners hold 87% of the housing stock. That trails the Texas median by roughly 57%. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 2% of adults.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $30,130
Younger
median age 21.8
US median: 33.0
Less educated
2% 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

1,388
+6%vs 2000
vs 1,305 in 2000
1990 – 2025
21.8
−14%vs 2000
vs 25.3 in 2000
US average: 33.0
Land area
0.60 sq mi
Population, 19902024
6151K2K3K3K19902000201020202024La Villa
20243K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 1990
Under 510.1%(140)
US avg: 7.3%
5 to 910.1%(140)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 1413.8%(191)
US avg: 6.9%
15 to 1913%(180)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 248.6%(120)
US avg: 7.5%
25 to 3412.8%(177)
US avg: 17.5%
35 to 4411.9%(165)
US avg: 15.1%
45 to 547.5%(104)
US avg: 10.2%
55 to 644.8%(67)
US avg: 8.5%
65 to 745%(70)
US avg: 7.3%
75 to 841.9%(27)
US avg: 4%
85 and over0.5%(7)
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 02

Income & economy

$11,739
−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $18,333 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
$3,236
−40%vs 2000
vs $5,432 in 2000
US average: $14,340
53.6%
+6.0 ptsvs 2000
vs 47.6% in 2000
US average: 13.2%
Section 03

Housing

$19,400
−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $25,700 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
$222
+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $271 in 2000
US average: $450
86.5%
+2.9 ptsvs 2000
vs 83.6% in 2000
13.5% rent
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic1.9%(25)
Black0%(0)
Hispanic / Latino98.1%(1,280)
Asian0%(0)
Other0%
1990
White, non-Hispanic70.9%(984)
Black0%(0)
Hispanic / Latino97.6%(1,355)
Asian0%(0)
Other29.1%(404)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin
Mexican87.1%(2,617)
Salvadoran1.8%(54)
Guatemalan1.6%(49)
Honduran1.6%(47)
Dominican0.7%(22)
Ancestry
American2%(60)
Section 05

Education

1.9%
−1.8 ptsvs 2000
vs 3.8% in 2000
US average: 20.3%
High school or higher
24.0%
−16.6 ptsvs 2000
vs 40.5% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
0.6%
−0.7 ptsvs 2000
vs 1.4% in 2000
US average: 7.1%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

20.0 min
+40%vs 2000
vs 14.2 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 married50.6%(826)
Married42.1%(687)
Widowed1.8%(30)
Divorced5.5%(90)
Women 15+
Never married36.1%(330)
Married40.3%(369)
Widowed15.8%(145)
Divorced7.8%(71)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

14.1%
−30.6 ptssince 2013
from 44.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
36.2%
−6.6 ptssince 2020
from 42.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.5%
+3.8 ptssince 2020
from 7.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
17.7%
+6.1 ptssince 2020
from 11.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
32.3%
+5.2 ptssince 2020
from 27.1% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
0.0%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 0.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
47.7%
−2.3 ptssince 2020
from 50.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
38.8%
+8.1 ptssince 2020
from 30.7% 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

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How many people live in La Villa, Texas?

La Villa, Texas has about 1,388 residents according to the 1990 Census.

What is the median household income in La Villa, Texas?

The typical household in La Villa, Texas earns about $11,739 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is La Villa, Texas expensive?

In La Villa, Texas, the median home is worth about $19,400, and the typical rent is about $222 a month.

How educated are people in La Villa, Texas?

About 1.9% of adults age 25 and over in La Villa, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in La Villa, Texas?

About 53.6% of people in La Villa, Texas live below the federal poverty line.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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