CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Seth Ward

Texas · 1,502 residents · 2.26 sq mi

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Seth Ward is home to 1,502 people in Texas. 3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. The median age is 26.9, younger than the US median of 33.0. Median home value sits at $30,800. Households here earn about 29% less than in Texas as a whole. The average commute runs 11 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 26.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

3% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 34%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,502

−22%vs 2000

vs 1,926 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

26.9

−1%vs 2000

vs 27.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.26 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 511.8%(177)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 912.3%(184)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.7%(145)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.7%(70)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.7%(131)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.6%(279)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.6%(190)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.7%(100)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.1%(91)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.3%(110)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.7%(25)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,152

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,167 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,875

−29%vs 2000

vs $9,663 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.8%

−5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$30,800

+34%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$310

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $366 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.6%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.2% in 2000

35.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic31.3%(602)

Black3%(58)

Hispanic / Latino64.1%(1,234)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic66%(991)

Black4.4%(66)

Hispanic / Latino47.2%(709)

Asian0.5%(8)

Other29.1%(437)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican54.3%(1,197)

Dominican11.8%(260)

Spaniard6.4%(141)

Ancestry

German12.5%(276)

English2.7%(59)

American2%(43)

Irish0.7%(16)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(15)

Italian0.3%(6)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Dominican population · Largest Spaniard population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.3%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

51.3%

+7.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 44.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.0%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 0.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

11.3 min

+39%vs 2000

vs 8.2 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 married65.9%(705)

Married23.3%(249)

Widowed0.6%(6)

Divorced10.2%(109)

Women 15+

Never married47.2%(294)

Married33.9%(211)

Widowed9.8%(61)

Divorced9.1%(57)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

31.3%

+0.6 ptssince 2013

from 30.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

31.0%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 26.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

5.0%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

6.9%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 10.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.1%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 28.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.5%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 0.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

36.1%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 31.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.0%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 35.4% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)89.7%(26)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era10.3%(3)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 29 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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