Mercedes is home to 16,733 people in Texas. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 28.6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The median age is 33.2, younger than the US median of 38.9. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $111,800. That trails the Texas median by roughly 40%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $46,904, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 64%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Mercedes
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate48.8% → 28.6%(−20.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$30,980 → $46,904(+51%)US over the same years: +14%
Adults with a bachelor's degree7.6% → 15.5%(+7.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)18.4%(86)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.5%(110)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34%(159)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.3%(20)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 468 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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Over time
Mercedes, decade by decade
Mercedes population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
12,694
$30,980
$73,442
7.6%
20.2
2000
13,649
$42,015
$68,312
10.0%
22.5
2010
15,570
$33,221
$75,381
10.1%
18.8
2020
16,258
$48,159
$90,176
12.4%
18.7
2024
16,733
$46,904
$111,800
15.5%
18.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
