CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Roxton

Texas · 668 residents · 0.86 sq mi

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Roxton is home to 668 people in Texas. Households here earn about 44% less than in Texas as a whole. Median home value sits at $25,000. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. The median household earns $15,104, about 50% below the national median. Renters pay $222 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 5%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

668

−4%vs 2000

vs 694 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.0

−8%vs 2000

vs 36.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.86 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024391

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(48)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.4%(56)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.5%(57)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196%(40)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247%(47)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.7%(98)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412%(80)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.8%(59)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.9%(46)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.1%(74)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.3%(49)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(14)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,104

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,000 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,620

−23%vs 2000

vs $12,444 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.4%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$25,000

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2022

Median gross rent

$222

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $357 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

68.6%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.4% in 2000

31.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic73.6%(511)

Black21.3%(148)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(18)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic68.4%(457)

Black30.2%(202)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(4)

Asian0%(0)

Other1.3%(9)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Ancestry

Irish17.9%(70)

German11.8%(46)

Dutch8.2%(32)

American6.6%(26)

English6.6%(26)

Scottish4.3%(17)

French1.8%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.1%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.1%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.1 min

+45%vs 2000

vs 16.6 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 married40%(50)

Married32%(40)

Widowed1.6%(2)

Divorced26.4%(33)

Women 15+

Never married38.2%(71)

Married23.1%(43)

Widowed27.4%(51)

Divorced11.3%(21)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.2%

−16.8 ptssince 2013

from 27.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.0%

+23.0 ptssince 2020

from 34.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.3%

−10.8 ptssince 2020

from 23.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.3%

+5.7 ptssince 2020

from 17.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.2%

−4.8 ptssince 2020

from 24.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.3%

+15.4 ptssince 2020

from 53.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.3%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 39.3% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20%(3)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era80%(12)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 15 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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