CITY · 1990 CENSUS

New Boston

Texas · 5,057 residents · 4.24 sq mi

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New Boston is home to 5,057 people in Texas. The typical home is worth $43,400. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Renters pay $286 a month at the median. The average commute runs 16 minutes. Households here earn about 17% less than in Texas as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,057

+5%vs 2000

vs 4,808 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.4

−7%vs 2000

vs 38.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.24 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(385)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(409)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(425)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(307)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.2%(211)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(774)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412%(608)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(500)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.3%(520)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.3%(522)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.1%(256)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.8%(140)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,500

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,531 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,318

−27%vs 2000

vs $14,190 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.7%

+2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,400

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $53,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$286

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $405 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.7%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.8% in 2000

32.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic78.7%(3,783)

Black17.6%(846)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(70)

Asian0.3%(13)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic80.4%(4,068)

Black18.5%(934)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(29)

Asian0.2%(10)

Other0.9%(45)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican10.4%(475)

Ancestry

American16.6%(760)

English12.7%(580)

Irish8.4%(386)

Italian6.9%(314)

German6.6%(301)

Portuguese1.3%(60)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(48)

Scottish1.1%(48)

French1%(45)

Norwegian0.9%(43)

Dutch0.4%(18)

Subsaharan African0.4%(17)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Nigerian0.4%(17)

Swedish0.1%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.7%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.1%

−12.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.0%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.6 min

+12%vs 2000

vs 13.9 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 married30.7%(496)

Married46.7%(754)

Widowed4.5%(72)

Divorced18.1%(293)

Women 15+

Never married32.2%(633)

Married42.7%(839)

Widowed10.1%(198)

Divorced15.1%(297)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.1%

−6.7 ptssince 2013

from 20.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.3%

−6.5 ptssince 2020

from 46.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.2%

+6.7 ptssince 2020

from 6.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.3%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 20.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.2%

+9.3 ptssince 2020

from 18.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.3%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 4.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

53.8%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 57.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.2%

+9.1 ptssince 2020

from 38.1% 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)8.5%(26)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)45.2%(138)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.6%(133)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 305 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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