COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Caldwell County

Texas · 26,392 residents · 545 sq mi

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With 26,392 people, Caldwell County is a county in Texas. 30.9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $43,800. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. That trails the Texas median by roughly 25%. Households take in $20,169 at the median, 33% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% 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

26,392

−18%vs 2000

vs 32,194 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.9

−10%vs 2000

vs 34.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

545 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202449K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(1,962)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.7%(2,300)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(1,972)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910.4%(2,749)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247%(1,849)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(3,989)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.8%(3,643)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.5%(2,246)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(2,133)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.9%(1,814)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.8%(1,257)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(478)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,169

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,573 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,242

−39%vs 2000

vs $15,099 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

30.9%

+17.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,800

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$303

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $472 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

68.4%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.7% in 2000

31.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic49.5%(15,929)

Black8.3%(2,674)

Hispanic / Latino40.4%(13,018)

Asian0.3%(102)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic71.7%(18,913)

Black10.7%(2,822)

Hispanic / Latino37.3%(9,852)

Asian0.5%(136)

Other17.1%(4,521)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican50.3%(24,461)

Central American1.3%(637)

Salvadoran0.8%(402)

Spaniard0.5%(262)

Puerto Rican0.4%(186)

Honduran0.3%(170)

South American0.1%(68)

Colombian0.1%(59)

Guatemalan0.1%(58)

Cuban0.1%(52)

Peruvian0%(9)

Nicaraguan0%(7)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.4%(201)

Kazakh0.1%(55)

Laotian0.1%(33)

Filipino0.1%(26)

Chinese0%(22)

Japanese0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(36)

Chamorro0%(17)

Ancestry

German9.8%(4,750)

Irish6.4%(3,100)

English5.1%(2,506)

American4.7%(2,288)

Italian1.3%(616)

Polish1.3%(612)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(574)

Czech1.1%(513)

Scottish1%(499)

French1%(464)

Swedish0.5%(263)

Dutch0.5%(232)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.4%(187)

Norwegian0.4%(182)

Welsh0.3%(122)

Portuguese0.2%(115)

British0.2%(79)

West Indian0.1%(73)

Hungarian0.1%(72)

French Canadian0.1%(54)

Ukrainian0.1%(54)

Greek0.1%(50)

Arab0.1%(47)

Lebanese0.1%(42)

Danish0.1%(40)

Swiss0.1%(40)

Canadian0.1%(33)

Serbian0.1%(32)

Belgian0%(16)

Lithuanian0%(16)

Croatian0%(15)

Slovak0%(14)

Finnish0%(13)

Turkish0%(12)

Haitian0%(11)

Russian0%(9)

Egyptian0%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.9%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.3%

−11.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.5 min

−3%vs 2000

vs 25.4 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 married39.3%(7,820)

Married48.2%(9,588)

Widowed2.2%(438)

Divorced10.2%(2,031)

Women 15+

Never married32.1%(6,305)

Married47.1%(9,254)

Widowed8.3%(1,630)

Divorced12.6%(2,479)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

21.4%

−2.4 ptssince 2013

from 23.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.8%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 46.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.1%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 10.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.6%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 16.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.5%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.1%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 58.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.5%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 30.9% 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)19.4%(507)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.7%(358)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era52.8%(1,379)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.7%(149)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(10)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,612 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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