CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Windcrest

Texas · 5,331 residents · 2.15 sq mi

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With 5,331 people, Windcrest is a city in Texas. The median age is 54.5, about 22 years above the US median. Households here earn about 97% more than in Texas as a whole. This is an unusually credentialed place: 42% of adults have a four-year degree. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. Households take in $53,145 a year at the median, 76% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 54.5

US median: 33.0

More educated

42% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 34%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,331

+4%vs 2000

vs 5,105 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

54.5

−3%vs 2000

vs 56.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.15 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 53.9%(206)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.4%(235)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 143.6%(191)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.4%(233)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244%(215)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 347.8%(414)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 449.2%(491)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.5%(721)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6418.4%(979)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7422.1%(1,178)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.7%(356)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(112)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$53,145

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,596 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$25,944

−14%vs 2000

vs $30,120 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.5%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$122,100

+34%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $120,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$515

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $669 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

82.3%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.4% in 2000

17.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic73.8%(3,767)

Black8%(408)

Hispanic / Latino14.9%(762)

Asian2%(102)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic91.1%(4,855)

Black5%(265)

Hispanic / Latino8.2%(437)

Asian1.1%(61)

Other2.8%(150)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican33.8%(1,969)

South American1.2%(69)

Argentine1.2%(69)

Central American0.8%(44)

Panamanian0.8%(44)

Puerto Rican0.6%(34)

Asian origin

Vietnamese3.6%(208)

Chinese2.3%(134)

Filipino0.8%(44)

Thai0.3%(18)

Japanese0.2%(11)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian1.9%(113)

Ancestry

English10.3%(602)

German9.8%(572)

Irish7.9%(462)

Italian5.6%(328)

American2.9%(171)

French1.4%(82)

Subsaharan African1.1%(66)

Polish0.9%(51)

Belgian0.8%(47)

French Canadian0.8%(44)

Swedish0.6%(37)

Scottish0.5%(32)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.5%(31)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(27)

Austrian0.4%(24)

British0.3%(18)

Czech0.3%(15)

Turkish0.2%(13)

Dutch0.2%(12)

Welsh0.2%(11)

Swiss0.1%(8)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

41.6%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 42.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

90.7%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 94.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

18.7%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.1 min

+56%vs 2000

vs 13.5 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 married37.8%(904)

Married47.5%(1,137)

Widowed5.2%(125)

Divorced9.4%(226)

Women 15+

Never married32.2%(866)

Married38.8%(1,045)

Widowed13.9%(373)

Divorced15.2%(408)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.1%

−6.2 ptssince 2013

from 15.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.6%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 48.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.5%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 15.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

31.7%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 28.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.5%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 17.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

7.5%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 7.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.2%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 67.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.4%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 44.9% 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)40.7%(326)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)42.7%(342)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.6%(301)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.7%(14)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 801 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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