CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Shallowater

Texas · 1,708 residents · 1.45 sq mi

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Shallowater is a city of 1,708 people in Texas. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $47,700. There are 378 fewer people here than in 2000. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Poverty is uncommon here, at 9.4% of locals.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,708

−18%vs 2000

vs 2,086 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.2

−11%vs 2000

vs 36.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.45 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(118)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910%(170)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(139)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.6%(147)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(121)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413%(222)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(242)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.4%(195)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.9%(152)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.3%(108)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(73)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(21)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,206

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,750 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,921

−35%vs 2000

vs $16,752 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.4%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,700

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$361

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $488 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.7%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.8% in 2000

24.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic81.7%(1,705)

Black0.7%(14)

Hispanic / Latino16.2%(338)

Asian0.2%(4)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic91.2%(1,558)

Black0.2%(3)

Hispanic / Latino18%(307)

Asian0%(0)

Other8.6%(147)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican33.1%(977)

Cuban1.9%(57)

Asian origin

Chinese0.1%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.7%(20)

Ancestry

German14.5%(429)

English14.1%(418)

American7.5%(222)

Irish6.3%(187)

Scottish3.8%(112)

Scotch-Irish1.9%(57)

Austrian1.8%(54)

French1.6%(48)

Polish0.9%(26)

Italian0.8%(25)

Dutch0.8%(24)

Russian0.8%(23)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.6%(17)

Portuguese0.2%(7)

West Indian0.1%(4)

Jamaican0.1%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.6%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.5%

−6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.9%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.7 min

+42%vs 2000

vs 12.4 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 married30.6%(337)

Married63%(694)

Widowed0.5%(5)

Divorced5.9%(65)

Women 15+

Never married15.8%(172)

Married61.1%(664)

Widowed10.4%(113)

Divorced12.6%(137)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.6%

+0.4 ptssince 2013

from 14.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.8%

−6.8 ptssince 2020

from 68.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.4%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 12.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.6%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

8.9%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 11.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.2%

−8.9 ptssince 2020

from 80.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

22.7%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 26.3% 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)29.1%(34)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.5%(31)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era51.3%(60)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 117 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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