Terrell is home to 20,366 people in Texas. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Growth has run 50% since 2000, or 6,760 more people. The median age is 32.6, younger than the US median of 38.9. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $218,500. 59% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $65,842, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 87%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Terrell
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share6.7% → 35.5%(+28.8 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Black share36.4% → 23.9%(−12.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Poverty rate23.2% → 15.9%(−7.3 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Terrell's population equals 12% of Kaufman County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 4.0% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 22% 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)34.1%(332)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.9%(194)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era20.5%(200)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.7%(75)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 975 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
Terrell, decade by decade
Terrell 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
12,490
$51,921
$114,003
14.2%
68.9
2000
13,606
$60,180
$116,768
12.9%
78.9
2010
15,816
$54,309
$134,363
10.8%
82.3
2020
17,465
$64,403
$163,746
17.0%
86.1
2024
20,366
$65,842
$218,500
15.8%
84.8
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.
