CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Rosenberg

Texas · 20,183 residents · 37.6 sq mi

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Rosenberg is home to 20,183 people in Texas. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $54,100. The poverty rate is 21.5%, above the 13.2% national rate. Owners hold 55% of the housing stock. This skews young, with a median age of 29.9.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% 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

20,183

−16%vs 2000

vs 24,043 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.9

−1%vs 2000

vs 30.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

37.6 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202441K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.8%(1,976)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.9%(1,795)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.5%(1,717)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(1,558)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247%(1,408)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.4%(3,505)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.8%(2,794)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(1,887)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.7%(1,557)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.6%(1,127)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.3%(656)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(203)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,773

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,510 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,268

−31%vs 2000

vs $14,814 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.5%

+5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$54,100

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$375

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $553 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

55.2%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.1% in 2000

44.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic35.4%(8,515)

Black8.2%(1,981)

Hispanic / Latino55%(13,215)

Asian0.3%(80)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic63.7%(12,852)

Black7.9%(1,585)

Hispanic / Latino44.1%(8,905)

Asian0.5%(109)

Other27.9%(5,637)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican44.1%(17,929)

Central American8.1%(3,279)

Salvadoran6.5%(2,655)

South American3.8%(1,529)

Venezuelan1.7%(687)

Colombian1.6%(663)

Nicaraguan1.2%(493)

Puerto Rican0.5%(222)

Cuban0.4%(165)

Ecuadorian0.3%(134)

Honduran0.2%(74)

Guatemalan0.1%(51)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Chilean0.1%(45)

Spaniard0%(12)

Panamanian0%(6)

Asian origin

Filipino4%(1,614)

Pakistani2%(797)

Asian Indian1.3%(521)

Vietnamese0.7%(291)

Cambodian0.5%(207)

Malaysian0.3%(135)

Chinese0.2%(86)

Taiwanese0%(14)

Ancestry

American4.1%(1,651)

German3.7%(1,513)

Irish2.2%(892)

English2%(816)

Subsaharan African2%(809)

Czech1.7%(701)

Italian1%(394)

Somali0.6%(242)

Nigerian0.6%(240)

Scottish0.4%(157)

Polish0.4%(144)

French0.3%(105)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Kenyan0.2%(98)

Slovak0.2%(90)

West Indian0.2%(81)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(53)

Jamaican0.1%(44)

Norwegian0.1%(37)

Haitian0.1%(37)

Swedish0.1%(27)

Arab0.1%(26)

Lebanese0.1%(26)

Danish0.1%(22)

Welsh0%(18)

Swiss0%(17)

Greek0%(15)

British0%(10)

Dutch0%(10)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Central American population · Largest Salvadoran population · Largest American population · Largest Filipino population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.4%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.8%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.6 min

+2%vs 2000

vs 21.2 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 married42.1%(6,604)

Married45.7%(7,174)

Widowed4.4%(695)

Divorced7.8%(1,229)

Women 15+

Never married37.4%(6,211)

Married43.4%(7,220)

Widowed10.8%(1,792)

Divorced8.4%(1,402)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

20.5%

−9.2 ptssince 2013

from 29.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.4%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 51.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.1%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 9.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.4%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 12.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.6%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.8%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 57.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.9%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 31.2% 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)19.2%(210)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.3%(212)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44.8%(491)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.6%(18)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.7%(19)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,096 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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