CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Skellytown

Texas · 674 residents · 0.53 sq mi

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Skellytown is a city of 674 people in Texas. Owners hold 85% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $22,000. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median rent is $286 a month. That trails the Texas median by roughly 18%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% 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

674

+10%vs 2000

vs 610 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.6

−17%vs 2000

vs 41.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.53 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024457

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.1%(41)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 911%(74)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.6%(58)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.2%(55)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.6%(24)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.4%(90)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.9%(80)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(67)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(62)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.3%(76)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.4%(43)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(4)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,250

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,771 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,442

−37%vs 2000

vs $15,087 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.4%

−7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$22,000

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$286

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $375 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

84.9%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.0% in 2000

15.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92%(561)

Black0.3%(2)

Hispanic / Latino4.8%(29)

Asian0.2%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.9%(673)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino3.4%(23)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.1%(1)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican11.6%(53)

Asian origin

Chinese0.4%(2)

Korean0.2%(1)

Ancestry

English9.4%(43)

Irish5.7%(26)

American4.2%(19)

German4.2%(19)

Dutch1.5%(7)

Russian1.5%(7)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(4)

Danish0.4%(2)

French Canadian0.4%(2)

Norwegian0.4%(2)

Portuguese0.4%(2)

Italian0.2%(1)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Scottish0.2%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.4%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.8%

−13.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.9%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.0 min

+55%vs 2000

vs 15.5 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 married26.1%(37)

Married54.9%(78)

Widowed5.6%(8)

Divorced13.4%(19)

Women 15+

Never married28.3%(62)

Married32.4%(71)

Widowed10%(22)

Divorced29.2%(64)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.9%

−9.4 ptssince 2013

from 20.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.7%

+6.3 ptssince 2020

from 39.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.1%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 16.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.2%

−20.6 ptssince 2020

from 43.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.3%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 6.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.0%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 57.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.2%

−13.2 ptssince 2020

from 55.4% 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)15.8%(3)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era68.4%(13)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 19 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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