With 799 people, Tom Bean is a city in Texas. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. At a median age of 47.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 1% of residents were born outside the United States. The poverty rate is 2.6%, under the national 12.5%. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $232,300.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $88,824, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 47.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
10% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 89%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Tom Bean
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate15.2% → 2.6%(−12.6 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$53,001 → $88,824(+68%)US over the same years: +14%
Median age37.7 → 47.1(+9.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)7.9%(7)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.8%(23)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era60.7%(54)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 89 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
Tom Bean, decade by decade
Tom Bean 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
828
$53,001
$120,003
10.0%
6.8
2000
941
$70,817
$123,144
10.6%
15.4
2010
1,045
$66,174
$119,401
5.2%
21.8
2020
930
$73,480
$140,475
14.1%
37.3
2024
799
$88,824
$232,300
10.3%
34.5
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.
