With 35,992 people, Texarkana is a city in Texas. Owners hold 52% of the housing stock. That trails the Texas median by roughly 36%. The typical home is worth $171,500, having more than doubled since 2000. The average commute runs 15 minutes. 22.0% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $50,573, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 46%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Texarkana
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants57.7% → 51.6%(−6.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree17.5% → 27.6%(+10.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Texarkana's population equals 39% of Bowie County's. Its number of households without a car equals 69% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 53% 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)24.8%(512)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22%(454)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.8%(780)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.5%(175)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.4%(29)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,062 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
Texarkana, decade by decade
Texarkana 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
31,656
$52,189
$107,763
17.5%
60.5
2000
34,782
$54,152
$117,132
20.4%
65.6
2010
36,411
$56,563
$137,527
22.4%
71.8
2020
36,193
$56,248
$173,685
24.9%
79.3
2024
35,992
$50,573
$171,500
27.6%
78.5
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.
