With 21,682 people, Stephenville is a city in Texas. This skews young, with a median age of 25.1. 44% of homes are owner-occupied. The population is up 45% since 2000. 73% were living in the same home a year earlier. Households here earn about 32% less than in Texas as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $53,015, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 25.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
33% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 100%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Stephenville
What changed most since 1990
Median age28.1 → 25.1(−3.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree27.6% → 33.3%(+5.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants53.0% → 44.3%(−8.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Stephenville's population equals 50% of Erath County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 29% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 32% of the county's.
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)39%(272)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32.6%(227)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era22.2%(155)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.5%(45)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 697 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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Over time
Stephenville, decade by decade
Stephenville population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
13,635
$44,032
$119,043
27.6%
22.4
2000
14,921
$50,075
$120,411
29.1%
32.9
2010
17,123
$47,725
$148,317
24.5%
42.6
2020
20,897
$58,908
$185,927
33.4%
61.0
2024
21,682
$53,015
$241,300
33.3%
55.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
