COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Bandera County

Texas · 17,645 residents · 791 sq mi

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Bandera County is a county of 17,645 people in Texas. Since 1990 the county has risen by half, up 7,083 people. At a median age of 41.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 83% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 29 minutes on average. Median home value sits at $85,900.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 41.3

US median: 35.2

Less educated

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

17,645

+67%since 1990

from 10,562 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

41.3

+4%since 1990

from 39.6 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

791 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202422K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.5%(979)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.3%(1,115)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(1,448)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.9%(1,217)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 243.5%(624)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 349.6%(1,702)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4416.1%(2,838)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5415.3%(2,701)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6412.3%(2,168)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 749.9%(1,754)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.9%(873)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.3%(226)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$39,013

+20%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $24,671 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$19,635

+53%since 1990

from $12,798 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

10.8%

−3.4 ptssince 1990

from 14.2% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$85,900

+8%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $60,400 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$477

+4%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $348 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

82.9%

+3.3 ptssince 1990

from 79.6% in 1990

17.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.7%(10,110)

Black0.3%(34)

Hispanic / Latino10.9%(1,146)

Asian0.2%(19)

2000

White, non-Hispanic84.1%(14,833)

Black0.3%(50)

Hispanic / Latino13.5%(2,384)

Asian0.3%(47)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican15.8%(3,470)

Puerto Rican1.1%(248)

South American0.9%(205)

Colombian0.9%(188)

Central American0.3%(65)

Guatemalan0.2%(47)

Spaniard0.2%(35)

Peruvian0%(11)

Honduran0%(10)

Salvadoran0%(8)

Argentine0%(6)

Asian origin

Filipino0.4%(80)

Vietnamese0.1%(14)

Korean0%(6)

Okinawan0%(6)

Chinese0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(22)

Ancestry

German20.8%(4,589)

English14.8%(3,253)

Irish11.7%(2,572)

American4.7%(1,029)

Scottish3.8%(826)

Polish2.8%(614)

Italian2.5%(545)

French2.3%(505)

Scotch-Irish2.2%(477)

British1.1%(244)

Czech1%(230)

Dutch1%(229)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Danish1%(220)

Swedish0.8%(185)

Finnish0.6%(124)

Welsh0.5%(114)

Norwegian0.4%(96)

Lithuanian0.3%(66)

Arab0.2%(46)

French Canadian0.2%(44)

Jordanian0.1%(32)

Belgian0.1%(32)

Australian0.1%(30)

Hungarian0.1%(26)

West Indian0.1%(24)

Jamaican0.1%(23)

Armenian0.1%(21)

Austrian0.1%(21)

Greek0.1%(20)

Subsaharan African0.1%(19)

Croatian0.1%(17)

Portuguese0.1%(16)

Swiss0.1%(16)

Moroccan0.1%(14)

Romanian0%(11)

Ukrainian0%(11)

Russian0%(9)

Haitian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.4%

+2.5 ptssince 1990

from 16.9% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

84.8%

+8.1 ptssince 1990

from 76.7% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

5.8%

+0.6 ptssince 1990

from 5.2% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.6 min

−19%since 1990

from 35.4 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married18.1%(1,264)

Married66.4%(4,646)

Widowed3.2%(225)

Divorced12.4%(867)

Women 15+

Never married13.7%(972)

Married65.9%(4,674)

Widowed8.2%(582)

Divorced12.1%(860)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.3%

−8.0 ptssince 2013

from 21.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.1%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 42.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.9%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 18.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

31.5%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 29.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.9%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 14.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.7%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 6.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.8%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 63.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.3%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 42.8% 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)20.4%(497)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29.6%(721)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.7%(1,063)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.9%(95)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.8%(19)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,433 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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