With 1,201 people, Payne Springs is a city in Texas. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 518 people. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. Getting to work takes 44 minutes on average. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 1%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $63,145, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 118%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Payne Springs
What changed most since 1990
Median age39.8 → 36.2(−3.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Population639 → 1,201(+88%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants88.3% → 80.7%(−7.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 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)19%(11)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.7%(12)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era51.7%(30)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.6%(5)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 58 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
Payne Springs, decade by decade
Payne Springs 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
639
$49,909
$114,483
5.2%
5.8
2000
683
$60,605
$107,113
2.1%
16.1
2010
767
$53,587
$123,142
7.6%
18.4
2020
741
$44,973
$132,476
12.6%
23.6
2024
1,201
$63,145
$233,200
19.4%
26.3
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.
