CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Tye

Texas · 1,088 residents · 4.80 sq mi

Time machine

VIEWING

COMPARE TO

The short version

With 1,088 people, Tye is a city in Texas. 2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $29,100. That trails the Texas median by roughly 27%. The poverty rate is 20.2%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

2% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 55%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,088

−6%vs 2000

vs 1,158 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.9

+1%vs 2000

vs 32.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.80 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024936

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.3%(101)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(75)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(85)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(80)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(60)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.8%(194)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.9%(173)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(117)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.9%(97)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.1%(66)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.9%(32)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(8)

US avg: 1.2%

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,737

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,568 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,031

−30%vs 2000

vs $11,508 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.2%

−5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$29,100

+55%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$358

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $471 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.4%

+5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.2% in 2000

20.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic85%(984)

Black1.7%(20)

Hispanic / Latino11.4%(132)

Asian0.6%(7)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.8%(1,010)

Black1.4%(15)

Hispanic / Latino13%(141)

Asian2.6%(28)

Other3.2%(35)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican15.6%(146)

Spaniard1.2%(11)

Puerto Rican0.1%(1)

Asian origin

Japanese0.2%(2)

Ancestry

Irish7.3%(68)

American6.2%(58)

English5%(47)

German4.7%(44)

Dutch1.8%(17)

Scottish1.1%(10)

Italian0.5%(5)

French0.3%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

2.3%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.9%

−6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.4%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.8 min

+47%vs 2000

vs 11.4 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 married29.5%(116)

Married54.5%(214)

Widowed1.8%(7)

Divorced14.2%(56)

Women 15+

Never married17.9%(71)

Married57.6%(228)

Widowed13.6%(54)

Divorced10.9%(43)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

26.5%

−4.8 ptssince 2013

from 31.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.1%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 36.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.0%

+7.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.0%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.2%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 20.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

47.4%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 44.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.4%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 39.0% 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)26.5%(22)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.7%(23)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.7%(28)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 83 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.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Drill deeper