CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Roscoe

Texas · 1,425 residents · 3.22 sq mi

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With 1,425 people, Roscoe is a city in Texas. The median age is 39.1, about 6 years above the US median. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $31,900. Getting to work takes 10 minutes on average. The poverty rate is 22.9%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 36%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,425

+3%vs 2000

vs 1,378 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.1

+2%vs 2000

vs 38.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.22 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55%(71)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.1%(130)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(108)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.7%(124)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.8%(40)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 349.3%(133)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(200)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.3%(161)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.4%(148)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.5%(149)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847%(100)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.3%(61)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,799

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $23,816 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,364

−21%vs 2000

vs $11,792 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.9%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$31,900

+36%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$272

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $350 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.6%

+5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.2% in 2000

19.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic60.9%(839)

Black1.1%(15)

Hispanic / Latino36.9%(509)

Asian0.1%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic82.7%(1,179)

Black0.4%(5)

Hispanic / Latino32.9%(469)

Asian0%(0)

Other16.9%(241)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican40.2%(573)

Spaniard0.8%(11)

Ancestry

German18.2%(259)

Irish12%(171)

American10.5%(149)

English5.3%(76)

Italian1.4%(20)

Scottish1.3%(19)

French1.1%(15)

West Indian0.7%(10)

Jamaican0.7%(10)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(6)

Dutch0.1%(2)

Subsaharan African0.1%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.6%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.1%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

9.9 min

−15%vs 2000

vs 11.7 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 married33.2%(187)

Married56.2%(317)

Widowed2.8%(16)

Divorced7.8%(44)

Women 15+

Never married29.7%(151)

Married51.7%(263)

Widowed11.2%(57)

Divorced7.5%(38)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

26.8%

+5.0 ptssince 2013

from 21.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.6%

−5.5 ptssince 2020

from 51.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.3%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 12.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.1%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 21.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.4%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 12.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 0.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

51.9%

−9.4 ptssince 2020

from 61.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.0%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 30.4% 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)31.1%(23)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)6.8%(5)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era13.5%(10)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.1%(6)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 74 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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