CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Sanger

Texas · 3,613 residents · 11.8 sq mi

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With 3,613 people, Sanger is a city in Texas. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $51,900. The median age is 29.4, younger than the US median of 33.0. There are 921 fewer people here than in 2000. 71% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% 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

3,613

−20%vs 2000

vs 4,534 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.4

−7%vs 2000

vs 31.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

11.8 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(277)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.6%(312)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.2%(369)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.3%(335)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(223)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.4%(557)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.1%(582)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(363)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646%(216)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.5%(197)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(147)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(35)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,605

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,380 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,836

−34%vs 2000

vs $17,840 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.1%

+2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,900

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $71,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$464

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $636 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.6%

+5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.0% in 2000

29.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic83.2%(3,773)

Black2.9%(133)

Hispanic / Latino11.3%(513)

Asian0.1%(6)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.2%(3,405)

Black4.5%(161)

Hispanic / Latino5.8%(208)

Asian0%(0)

Other1.3%(47)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican17.9%(1,721)

Spaniard1.5%(148)

Central American0.7%(64)

Guatemalan0.7%(64)

Puerto Rican0.6%(61)

South American0.2%(21)

Colombian0.2%(21)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.4%(40)

Japanese0.3%(28)

Ancestry

German16.6%(1,600)

English13.6%(1,309)

Irish12.5%(1,209)

American11.3%(1,087)

Czech4.7%(455)

Scotch-Irish2%(191)

Dutch1.2%(119)

Scottish1.2%(119)

French1.2%(117)

Swiss1%(94)

Subsaharan African0.7%(69)

Polish0.5%(45)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Italian0.4%(40)

Norwegian0.3%(26)

West Indian0.3%(26)

Barbadian0.3%(26)

Jamaican0.3%(26)

Welsh0.3%(25)

Belgian0.2%(20)

Ukrainian0.2%(16)

French Canadian0.1%(13)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.0%

−7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.7%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.1%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.4 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 19.0 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%(1,215)

Married53.8%(1,971)

Widowed2.3%(85)

Divorced10.8%(394)

Women 15+

Never married20.6%(752)

Married54.3%(1,987)

Widowed7.3%(267)

Divorced17.8%(650)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.2%

−1.2 ptssince 2013

from 14.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

69.3%

+6.6 ptssince 2020

from 62.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.0%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 10.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.3%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 13.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

2.6%

−11.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

79.2%

+8.7 ptssince 2020

from 70.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

16.0%

−9.4 ptssince 2020

from 25.4% 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)17.6%(121)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)32.8%(226)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era19.3%(133)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 689 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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