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Little Elm

Texas · 62,727 residents (2025 est.) · 18.5 sq mi
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The short version

Little Elm is home to 54,820 people in Texas. Since 2000 the city has more than tripled, up 51,174 people. That is roughly 52% ahead of the Texas median. That puts it in the top 4% of US cities for household income. Density works out to 2,960 people per square mile. Median household income runs $119,219, well clear of the $82,259 US median.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
44% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 141%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
54,820
+1404%since 2000
from 3,646 in 2000
62,727 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
2,960 / sq mi
+140%since 2009
from 1,234 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
35.4
+26%since 2000
from 28.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
18.5 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
015K30K45K60K19902000201020202024Little Elm
202455K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.4%(3,492)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.5%(4,132)
US avg: 6%
10 to 148.4%(4,601)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 198%(4,401)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245%(2,721)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.8%(7,590)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4417.6%(9,639)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5416.8%(9,213)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 649%(4,939)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 744.9%(2,682)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 842.1%(1,170)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over0.4%(240)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$119,219
+30%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $50,281 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$48,310
+163%since 2000
from $18,362 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
74.1%
+23.8 ptssince 2009
from 50.2% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
9.0%
−3.1 ptssince 2000
from 12.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.366
+34%since 2010
from 0.274 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Other services12.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Information11.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Public administration10.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Retail trade7.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance6.9%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade5.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Arts, entertainment, food3.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Manufacturing0.3%
US avg: 0.4%
Construction0%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$420,700
+141%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $95,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,953
+79%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $600 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
70.1%
−12.6 ptssince 2000
from 82.7% in 2000
29.9% rent
Vacancy rate
4.5%
−4.4 ptssince 2009
from 8.9% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.90 people
−15%since 2009
from 3.43 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
26.9%
−2.2 ptssince 2009
from 29.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
42.2%
+2.6 ptssince 2009
from 39.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.5
+79%since 2009
from 2.0 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
78
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic71.2%(2,597)
Black2.8%(102)
Hispanic / Latino23%(837)
Asian0.7%(27)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic41.3%(22,616)
Black21.3%(11,669)
Hispanic / Latino19.8%(10,874)
Asian10.9%(5,995)
Other6.7%(3,666)
Diversity Score
91
+27%since 2009
from 72 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican12.3%(6,758)
South American2.7%(1,462)
Puerto Rican1.5%(819)
Colombian1.4%(766)
Salvadoran0.8%(459)
Venezuelan0.7%(365)
Cuban0.4%(243)
Ecuadorian0.3%(186)
Peruvian0.3%(138)
Honduran0.2%(107)
Guatemalan0.2%(104)
+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0.1%(68)
Panamanian0.1%(31)
Dominican0%(11)
Asian origin
Asian Indian6.9%(3,776)
Nepalese0.9%(519)
Pakistani0.7%(408)
Chinese0.6%(303)
Vietnamese0.5%(294)
Filipino0.5%(256)
Korean0.4%(214)
Japanese0.1%(54)
Indonesian0.1%(39)
Laotian0%(27)
Cambodian0%(16)
Hmong0%(13)
+ 1 more asian origin group with data
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.1%(35)
Ancestry
German7.7%(4,211)
English7.5%(4,119)
Irish5.3%(2,889)
American3.9%(2,156)
Scottish1.7%(933)
Italian1.6%(874)
Nigerian1.5%(848)
French1.3%(686)
Arab1.1%(610)
Polish1%(555)
Moroccan0.6%(337)
+ 34 more ancestry groups with data
West Indian0.6%(335)
Ethiopian0.6%(321)
Czech0.5%(296)
Norwegian0.5%(290)
Scotch-Irish0.5%(277)
Dutch0.5%(267)
Lebanese0.4%(219)
Jamaican0.4%(214)
Swedish0.3%(149)
Hungarian0.3%(139)
Swiss0.3%(139)
Russian0.2%(133)
Ukrainian0.2%(116)
Danish0.2%(115)
British0.2%(102)
Kenyan0.1%(81)
Romanian0.1%(76)
Welsh0.1%(65)
Canadian0.1%(58)
Armenian0.1%(55)
Slovene0.1%(41)
Finnish0.1%(39)
Iranian0.1%(34)
Portuguese0.1%(33)
Serbian0.1%(31)
Brazilian0.1%(29)
Jordanian0%(25)
Syrian0%(23)
Greek0%(19)
Slovak0%(16)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
44.2%
+27.3 ptssince 2000
from 16.9% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.7%
+17.2 ptssince 2000
from 76.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
16.3%
+13.6 ptssince 2000
from 2.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
34.6 min
+27%since 2000
from 27.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
63.6%
−20.7 ptssince 2009
from 84.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.0%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 11.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
27.2%
+23.9 ptssince 2009
from 3.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
2.3%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.0% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.6%
−3.1 ptssince 2011
from 9.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
72.9%
−7.7 ptssince 2011
from 80.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.7%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 74.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
10.7%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 9.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
50.9%
+11.1 ptssince 2009
from 39.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
51.4%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 52.6% in 2009
Female
48.6%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 47.4% in 2009
Foreign born
19.5%
+4.0 ptssince 2009
from 15.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.7%
−4.9 ptssince 2009
from 10.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
10.4%
+1.4 ptssince 2012
from 9.0% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
11.6%
−3.8 ptssince 2013
from 15.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
98.3%
+8.2 ptssince 2017
from 90.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
99.8%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 98.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.4%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 84.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
69.6%
−4.6 ptssince 2016
from 74.2% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
15.5%
−3.0 ptssince 2016
from 18.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married28.3%(5,955)
Married59.7%(12,586)
Widowed1.2%(258)
Divorced10.8%(2,276)
Women 15+
Never married25.8%(5,557)
Married54.5%(11,735)
Widowed4.8%(1,043)
Divorced14.8%(3,185)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
11.6%
−3.8 ptssince 2013
from 15.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
69.1%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 66.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
9.8%
−3.7 ptssince 2020
from 13.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
7.9%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 7.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
8.7%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 9.1% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.6%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
77.7%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 77.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
16.9%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 16.0% 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)31.9%(722)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)38.4%(869)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era20.2%(458)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,264 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Little Elm, Texas?

Little Elm, Texas has about 54,820 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Little Elm, Texas?

The typical household in Little Elm, Texas earns about $119,219 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Little Elm, Texas expensive?

In Little Elm, Texas, the median home is worth about $420,700, and the typical rent is about $1,953 a month.

How educated are people in Little Elm, Texas?

About 44.2% of adults age 25 and over in Little Elm, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Little Elm, Texas?

About 9.0% of people in Little Elm, Texas live below the federal poverty line.

Has Little Elm, Texas grown since 1990?

Yes, Little Elm, Texas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 53,565 residents, a change of about 4268 percent over that period.

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