Post is a city of 4,326 people in Texas. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Median home value sits at $49,200. Households here earn about 47% less than in Texas as a whole. People stay put here: 74% were in the same home a year ago. The median age is 34.5, younger than the US median of 38.9.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $41,304, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
8% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 26%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Post
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$72,002 → $49,200(−32%)US over the same years: +67%
Poverty rate27.9% → 9.8%(−18.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Hispanic share31.4% → 55.8%(+24.4 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Post's population equals 85% of Garza County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 40% of the county's. Its number of households earning $100,000 or more equals 58% of the county's.
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)48.1%(130)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)42.2%(114)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era4.8%(13)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.9%(24)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 270 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
Post, decade by decade
Post 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
3,754
$39,116
$72,002
8.2%
66.1
2000
3,708
$45,603
$66,126
8.3%
69.6
2010
5,376
$40,253
$63,009
4.5%
70.6
2020
4,790
$53,259
$80,964
10.8%
63.7
2024
4,326
$41,304
$49,200
7.7%
73.8
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.
