CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Texas City

Texas · 40,822 residents · 66.3 sq mi

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Texas City is a city of 40,822 people in Texas. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $49,700. The poverty rate is 16.8%, above the 13.2% national rate. Households take in $26,144 at the median, 13% less than the US figure. Headcount has barely moved since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% 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

40,822

−2%vs 2000

vs 41,521 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.1

−7%vs 2000

vs 35.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

66.3 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202455K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(2,967)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(3,393)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(3,318)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(3,162)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(2,531)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(6,385)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.7%(6,397)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(4,295)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(3,864)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.9%(2,837)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.4%(1,402)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(271)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,144

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,963 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,794

−31%vs 2000

vs $17,057 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.8%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$49,700

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$365

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $533 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.9%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.3% in 2000

38.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic50.1%(20,804)

Black27.1%(11,268)

Hispanic / Latino20.5%(8,520)

Asian0.8%(340)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic67.3%(27,469)

Black25.1%(10,252)

Hispanic / Latino15%(6,124)

Asian0.8%(326)

Other6.8%(2,775)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican27.2%(15,065)

Central American2.4%(1,310)

Salvadoran1.1%(602)

Puerto Rican0.7%(397)

Guatemalan0.6%(322)

Honduran0.5%(261)

Spaniard0.3%(173)

Nicaraguan0.2%(125)

Cuban0.2%(106)

South American0.2%(85)

Venezuelan0.1%(46)

Argentine0%(22)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Colombian0%(17)

Asian origin

Pakistani0.3%(188)

Filipino0.3%(167)

Vietnamese0.2%(106)

Chinese0.2%(89)

Asian Indian0.1%(78)

Japanese0.1%(75)

Korean0%(11)

Taiwanese0%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(14)

Ancestry

German8.7%(4,794)

Irish6.6%(3,669)

English6.2%(3,447)

American3.9%(2,132)

Italian2.2%(1,207)

French1.9%(1,060)

Subsaharan African1.1%(604)

Scottish0.7%(403)

Polish0.7%(395)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(341)

Nigerian0.4%(243)

Czech0.4%(221)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.3%(180)

West Indian0.3%(163)

Greek0.3%(156)

British0.3%(155)

Jamaican0.2%(128)

Swedish0.2%(123)

Norwegian0.2%(102)

Hungarian0.2%(98)

Austrian0.2%(88)

Finnish0.2%(87)

Danish0.1%(82)

Arab0.1%(75)

Lebanese0.1%(75)

Russian0.1%(73)

Brazilian0.1%(50)

Welsh0.1%(48)

Lithuanian0%(27)

French Canadian0%(25)

Iranian0%(25)

Canadian0%(24)

Swiss0%(18)

Portuguese0%(12)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.9%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.4%

−5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.5 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 16.3 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 married35.8%(7,640)

Married49.9%(10,638)

Widowed2%(427)

Divorced12.2%(2,607)

Women 15+

Never married30.4%(7,252)

Married45.3%(10,816)

Widowed8.1%(1,929)

Divorced16.2%(3,875)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

16.7%

−5.1 ptssince 2013

from 21.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.6%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 47.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.7%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 12.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.3%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 17.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.2%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 22.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.8%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 57.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.6%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 37.1% 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)33.7%(966)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.4%(700)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25%(717)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.1%(32)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,865 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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