CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Mount Enterprise

Texas · 489 residents · 1.49 sq mi

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Mount Enterprise is a city of 489 people in Texas. At a median age of 43.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $41,600. 22.3% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Households here earn about 26% less than in Texas as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 43.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 28%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

489

−7%vs 2000

vs 525 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

43.1

+11%vs 2000

vs 39.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.49 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024357

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.9%(24)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.3%(21)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(34)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(33)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(32)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.7%(57)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.2%(55)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.9%(58)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.2%(55)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.9%(58)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.6%(42)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.1%(20)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,000

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,577 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,670

−19%vs 2000

vs $13,165 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.3%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,600

+28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$275

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $338 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.8%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.6% in 2000

21.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89.7%(471)

Black7.8%(41)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(9)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic87.9%(430)

Black11%(54)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(8)

Asian0%(0)

Other1%(5)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.3%(19)

Ancestry

English24.9%(89)

American23.5%(84)

Irish10.1%(36)

German9.5%(34)

Scottish1.7%(6)

Italian1.1%(4)

Norwegian1.1%(4)

French0.8%(3)

Russian0.8%(3)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(2)

Welsh0.6%(2)

Dutch0.3%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.8%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.8%

−14.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

13.0%

+8.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.0 min

+77%vs 2000

vs 13.6 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 married17.1%(26)

Married72.4%(110)

Widowed7.9%(12)

Divorced2.6%(4)

Women 15+

Never married13.6%(18)

Married65.9%(87)

Widowed9.1%(12)

Divorced11.4%(15)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.9%

−1.0 ptssince 2013

from 13.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.4%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 53.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.6%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 10.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.3%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 31.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.3%

+7.3 ptssince 2020

from 12.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.2%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 7.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.3%

−5.5 ptssince 2020

from 68.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.9%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 40.9% 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)10.7%(6)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.4%(12)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era50%(28)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.8%(1)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 56 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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