CITY · 1990 CENSUS

League City

Texas · 30,122 residents · 51.4 sq mi

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League City is home to 30,122 people in Texas. Households here earn about 67% more than in Texas as a whole. 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. There are 15,322 fewer people here than in 2000. Households take in $45,043 a year at the median, 49% more than the country as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 4.9% of residents.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

32% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

30,122

−34%vs 2000

vs 45,444 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.8

−11%vs 2000

vs 34.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

51.4 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024116K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.9%(2,680)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.7%(2,936)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(2,166)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(2,040)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(1,708)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3422.5%(6,774)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.7%(5,345)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.5%(3,457)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.4%(1,621)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743%(900)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.1%(317)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(178)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$45,043

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,838 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,932

−34%vs 2000

vs $27,170 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.9%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$68,700

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $109,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$555

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $768 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.0%

−6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.0% in 2000

29.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic76.6%(34,807)

Black5.1%(2,297)

Hispanic / Latino13.5%(6,130)

Asian3.1%(1,419)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic88.2%(26,562)

Black5.1%(1,525)

Hispanic / Latino11.8%(3,545)

Asian2.3%(701)

Other4.4%(1,334)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican13.6%(15,805)

Central American1.7%(1,996)

South American1.4%(1,636)

Puerto Rican0.9%(1,036)

Salvadoran0.7%(820)

Colombian0.5%(613)

Venezuelan0.5%(607)

Cuban0.4%(495)

Guatemalan0.4%(464)

Honduran0.3%(303)

Costa Rican0.2%(273)

Spaniard0.2%(226)

+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data

Argentine0.1%(133)

Peruvian0.1%(133)

Dominican0.1%(116)

Panamanian0.1%(69)

Nicaraguan0.1%(67)

Bolivian0.1%(64)

Ecuadorian0%(29)

Chilean0%(26)

Uruguayan0%(17)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2%(2,329)

Vietnamese1.6%(1,807)

Chinese0.7%(862)

Filipino0.6%(698)

Pakistani0.5%(569)

Korean0.2%(278)

Thai0.2%(204)

Japanese0%(51)

Cambodian0%(47)

Laotian0%(40)

Mongolian0%(26)

Taiwanese0%(19)

+ 1 more asian origin group with data

Malaysian0%(17)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(28)

Tongan0%(10)

Ancestry

German14.4%(16,742)

English11.6%(13,484)

Irish9.9%(11,541)

American4.8%(5,561)

Italian4.1%(4,773)

French2.2%(2,560)

Scottish1.9%(2,265)

Polish1.9%(2,197)

Norwegian1.4%(1,613)

Ukrainian1.1%(1,281)

Dutch0.9%(1,052)

Subsaharan African0.9%(1,036)

+ 41 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.9%(997)

Arab0.7%(867)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(803)

Welsh0.6%(739)

Czech0.5%(637)

British0.5%(599)

Turkish0.4%(516)

French Canadian0.4%(471)

West Indian0.3%(322)

Canadian0.3%(306)

Russian0.2%(271)

Belgian0.2%(270)

Brazilian0.2%(263)

Iranian0.2%(257)

Ghanaian0.2%(246)

Hungarian0.2%(235)

Lebanese0.2%(220)

Greek0.2%(214)

Swiss0.2%(191)

Austrian0.2%(190)

Egyptian0.2%(183)

Lithuanian0.1%(173)

Portuguese0.1%(150)

Croatian0.1%(147)

Finnish0.1%(131)

Nigerian0.1%(130)

Serbian0.1%(104)

Iraqi0.1%(92)

Slovene0.1%(82)

Palestinian0.1%(79)

Syrian0%(54)

Danish0%(50)

Slovak0%(31)

Bulgarian0%(29)

Latvian0%(27)

Armenian0%(21)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(21)

Romanian0%(19)

Haitian0%(17)

Australian0%(14)

Israeli0%(12)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

32.3%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 35.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

89.2%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.2%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.7 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 20.4 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 married29.5%(13,233)

Married63.2%(28,334)

Widowed1.7%(751)

Divorced5.6%(2,528)

Women 15+

Never married23.3%(10,801)

Married59.9%(27,808)

Widowed5.3%(2,447)

Divorced11.5%(5,361)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.7%

−2.2 ptssince 2013

from 10.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

71.6%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 74.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.0%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 12.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.6%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 10.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

5.7%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 5.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

81.3%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 85.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

18.8%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 15.8% 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)38.8%(2,458)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.5%(1,803)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era22.7%(1,438)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.9%(184)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(46)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 6,330 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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