CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Payne Springs

Texas · 639 residents · 2.11 sq mi

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With 639 people, Payne Springs is a city in Texas. Owners hold 88% of the housing stock. The median age is 39.8, about 7 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. The average commute runs 34 minutes. The typical home is worth $47,700.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% 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

639

−6%vs 2000

vs 683 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.8

−5%vs 2000

vs 42.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.11 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(43)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.3%(40)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.6%(55)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(41)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.1%(20)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 348.9%(57)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.5%(99)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.4%(47)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6413%(83)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7415.3%(98)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.1%(52)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(4)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,795

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,269 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,721

−37%vs 2000

vs $15,451 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.8%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,700

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$407

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $471 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

88.3%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.9% in 2000

11.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.3%(637)

Black1%(7)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(10)

Asian0.6%(4)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(632)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(8)

Asian0.3%(2)

Other0.8%(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

Mexican9.1%(109)

Central American0.2%(3)

Guatemalan0.2%(3)

Dominican0.2%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(3)

Ancestry

German12.2%(147)

Irish11.4%(137)

American7.2%(86)

English6.1%(73)

French2.7%(33)

Scottish1.9%(23)

Italian0.7%(8)

French Canadian0.5%(6)

Dutch0.4%(5)

West Indian0.3%(4)

Belgian0.2%(3)

Czech0.2%(3)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

British0.2%(2)

Canadian0.2%(2)

Portuguese0.1%(1)

Swedish0.1%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.2%

+3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.5%

−27.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

33.8 min

−11%vs 2000

vs 37.8 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 married19.2%(87)

Married69.5%(314)

Widowed0.4%(2)

Divorced10.8%(49)

Women 15+

Never married15.6%(74)

Married63.2%(300)

Widowed11.4%(54)

Divorced9.9%(47)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

18.9%

+0.9 ptssince 2013

from 18.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

30.6%

−11.1 ptssince 2020

from 41.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.3%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 22.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.2%

−12.1 ptssince 2020

from 32.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.5%

+20.4 ptssince 2020

from 11.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

47.0%

−13.1 ptssince 2020

from 60.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.3%

+7.0 ptssince 2020

from 41.3% 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)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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