CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Tomball

Texas · 6,370 residents · 13.0 sq mi

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Tomball is a city of 6,370 people in Texas. Owners hold 41% of the housing stock. The population has fallen 30% since 2000. The typical home is worth $64,800. About 15% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The median household earns $25,114, about 17% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,370

−30%vs 2000

vs 9,089 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.4

−6%vs 2000

vs 34.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

13.0 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(424)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.4%(533)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(396)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(459)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248%(508)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418%(1,147)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(858)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(616)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.2%(392)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.9%(437)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.1%(452)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(148)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,114

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,787 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,584

−33%vs 2000

vs $20,331 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.9%

+6.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$64,800

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $100,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$432

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $682 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

41.4%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 43.0% in 2000

58.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic80.9%(7,357)

Black4.8%(435)

Hispanic / Latino12%(1,095)

Asian0.6%(58)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic87.6%(5,580)

Black6.3%(401)

Hispanic / Latino7.8%(497)

Asian1.2%(74)

Other4.9%(315)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican15.1%(2,067)

South American3.2%(442)

Central American2.9%(396)

Honduran1.5%(211)

Colombian1.5%(206)

Venezuelan1.2%(170)

Salvadoran1.2%(160)

Puerto Rican0.6%(77)

Peruvian0.5%(66)

Cuban0.4%(60)

Spaniard0.4%(54)

Guatemalan0.1%(20)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Panamanian0%(5)

Asian origin

Pakistani0.8%(103)

Asian Indian0.5%(64)

Vietnamese0.4%(61)

Filipino0.4%(59)

Chinese0.1%(17)

Japanese0%(1)

Ancestry

German13.8%(1,888)

English13.5%(1,839)

Irish12.8%(1,748)

Italian4.7%(637)

French3.5%(474)

Swedish2.4%(323)

Scottish2.2%(294)

American2%(273)

Polish1.8%(251)

Norwegian1.4%(195)

Subsaharan African1.3%(184)

Czech0.9%(129)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.9%(122)

French Canadian0.7%(102)

Nigerian0.6%(88)

Croatian0.6%(84)

Dutch0.6%(80)

British0.4%(57)

Turkish0.3%(46)

Ethiopian0.2%(34)

Latvian0.2%(25)

Russian0.2%(23)

Swiss0.1%(20)

Hungarian0.1%(18)

Canadian0.1%(15)

Welsh0.1%(15)

Arab0.1%(12)

Danish0.1%(9)

Belgian0.1%(7)

Ukrainian0.1%(7)

Lebanese0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.0%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.4%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.4%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.3 min

−2%vs 2000

vs 22.8 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 married29.1%(1,475)

Married58.2%(2,950)

Widowed2.4%(124)

Divorced10.3%(522)

Women 15+

Never married27.1%(1,636)

Married43.1%(2,607)

Widowed10.7%(645)

Divorced19.2%(1,160)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.5%

−3.8 ptssince 2013

from 18.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.0%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 55.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.2%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 13.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.4%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 17.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

11.5%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 13.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.8%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 67.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

26.6%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 28.4% 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)21.8%(182)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)41.1%(343)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era21.1%(176)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.8%(15)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.6%(13)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 834 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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