CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Mission

Texas · 28,653 residents · 36.3 sq mi

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Mission is a city of 28,653 people in Texas. 37.3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 16,755 fewer people here than in 2000. That trails the Texas median by roughly 35%. Median home value sits at $39,600. The median age is 29.2, younger than the US median of 33.0.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

28,653

−37%vs 2000

vs 45,408 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.2

−4%vs 2000

vs 30.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

36.3 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202487K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.6%(2,464)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.8%(2,811)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.2%(2,626)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.8%(2,800)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.4%(2,125)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.5%(3,867)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.4%(3,567)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.7%(2,198)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.4%(2,108)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(2,565)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.4%(1,265)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(257)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,489

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,647 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,887

−46%vs 2000

vs $12,796 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

37.3%

+10.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,600

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$247

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $380 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.5%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.9% in 2000

28.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic17.7%(8,033)

Black0.3%(115)

Hispanic / Latino81%(36,794)

Asian0.6%(266)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic75.4%(21,611)

Black0.3%(89)

Hispanic / Latino79.8%(22,873)

Asian0.1%(20)

Other24.2%(6,933)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican80.6%(70,167)

South American1%(868)

Spaniard0.6%(539)

Colombian0.5%(402)

Venezuelan0.3%(297)

Puerto Rican0.3%(239)

Central American0.3%(231)

Dominican0.2%(167)

Cuban0.2%(141)

Salvadoran0.1%(120)

Honduran0.1%(62)

Chilean0.1%(62)

+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data

Argentine0.1%(51)

Peruvian0.1%(48)

Nicaraguan0%(37)

Guatemalan0%(12)

Uruguayan0%(8)

Asian origin

Japanese0.5%(399)

Filipino0.4%(333)

Korean0.3%(296)

Asian Indian0.3%(252)

Chinese0%(37)

Vietnamese0%(23)

Thai0%(14)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(85)

Marshallese0.1%(60)

Native Hawaiian0%(21)

Fijian0%(12)

Ancestry

German2.7%(2,352)

American2.3%(2,038)

English1.6%(1,425)

Irish1.1%(949)

Italian0.5%(425)

Scottish0.5%(424)

Swedish0.5%(394)

Polish0.4%(366)

Norwegian0.3%(244)

Subsaharan African0.3%(223)

Nigerian0.2%(201)

Dutch0.2%(196)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

French0.2%(174)

Arab0.2%(145)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(132)

Lebanese0.1%(123)

West Indian0.1%(96)

Canadian0.1%(72)

Welsh0.1%(70)

Brazilian0.1%(55)

Portuguese0.1%(45)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(42)

Danish0%(34)

Jamaican0%(31)

Russian0%(29)

British0%(27)

Swiss0%(27)

Latvian0%(22)

Hungarian0%(17)

Haitian0%(17)

Egyptian0%(15)

Czech0%(14)

Finnish0%(14)

Greek0%(13)

Ukrainian0%(11)

Turkish0%(8)

Palestinian0%(7)

Lithuanian0%(5)

Slovak0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.2%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

52.6%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.6 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 13.3 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 married35.2%(11,571)

Married54.1%(17,772)

Widowed2.3%(759)

Divorced8.4%(2,773)

Women 15+

Never married29.3%(9,872)

Married51.2%(17,211)

Widowed8.8%(2,954)

Divorced10.7%(3,601)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

26.5%

−5.3 ptssince 2013

from 31.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

32.2%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 27.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.0%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 18.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.6%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 13.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.9%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 22.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

47.6%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 44.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.3%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 31.8% 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)25.1%(665)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.4%(539)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.5%(1,124)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.2%(59)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.2%(33)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,646 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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