COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Castro County

Texas · 9,070 residents · 894 sq mi

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Castro County is home to 9,070 people in Texas. The poverty rate is 29.3%, above the 13.2% national rate. The typical home is worth $38,100. That trails the Texas median by roughly 34%. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The median household earns $17,838, about 41% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,070

+9%vs 2000

vs 8,285 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.8

−8%vs 2000

vs 32.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

894 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.3%(844)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.8%(982)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.2%(928)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.9%(806)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(511)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.9%(1,260)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.2%(1,109)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(908)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(845)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.7%(514)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.9%(267)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(96)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,838

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,619 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,510

−48%vs 2000

vs $14,457 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

29.3%

+10.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,100

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $50,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$286

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $363 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.6%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.1% in 2000

33.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic45.4%(3,765)

Black2.2%(182)

Hispanic / Latino51.6%(4,279)

Asian0%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic61.2%(5,553)

Black2.6%(239)

Hispanic / Latino45.9%(4,165)

Asian0%(0)

Other36.1%(3,278)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican52.4%(3,851)

Spaniard5.4%(394)

Central American2.9%(215)

Guatemalan2.9%(215)

Puerto Rican0.5%(34)

Asian origin

Filipino0.7%(51)

Laotian0.2%(15)

Ancestry

German10.2%(751)

American5%(370)

English3.6%(265)

Irish1.2%(90)

Swedish0.8%(59)

Italian0.6%(43)

Scottish0.4%(26)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(16)

French0.2%(15)

Dutch0.1%(11)

Welsh0.1%(5)

Czech0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.5%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.2%

−7.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.8 min

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 13.8 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 married27.9%(791)

Married58.2%(1,650)

Widowed6.6%(188)

Divorced7.2%(205)

Women 15+

Never married27.1%(743)

Married55.3%(1,516)

Widowed8.7%(238)

Divorced8.9%(243)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

22.2%

−9.8 ptssince 2013

from 32.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.3%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 37.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.5%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 11.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.0%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 17.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.4%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 23.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

49.7%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 48.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.3%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 37.9% 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)24.1%(90)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9.7%(36)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era72.7%(271)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.8%(3)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 373 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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