COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Coleman County

Texas · 9,235 residents · 1,263 sq mi

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Coleman County is home to 9,235 people in Texas. At a median age of 43.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $37,300. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. Households here earn about 36% less than in Texas as a whole. Renters pay $310 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 43.0

US median: 35.2

Less educated

12% 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

9,235

−5%since 1990

from 9,710 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

43.0

+3%since 1990

from 41.7 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

1,263 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.8%(533)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.2%(577)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(671)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.6%(613)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.3%(397)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 349.4%(870)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4413.3%(1,227)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5412.3%(1,139)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6411.7%(1,080)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 7411.1%(1,023)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 848.3%(763)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over3.7%(342)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,658

+25%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $15,519 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,911

+59%since 1990

from $9,353 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

19.9%

−5.0 ptssince 1990

from 24.9% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,300

+6%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $26,700 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$310

+2%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $230 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

74.4%

+1.3 ptssince 1990

from 73.1% in 1990

25.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.3%(8,958)

Black2.4%(237)

Hispanic / Latino11.3%(1,094)

Asian0%(0)

2000

White, non-Hispanic82.3%(7,599)

Black2.2%(199)

Hispanic / Latino14%(1,289)

Asian0.2%(20)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican14.3%(1,117)

Central American1.3%(101)

Salvadoran1.2%(95)

Spaniard0.1%(7)

Guatemalan0.1%(6)

Puerto Rican0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(20)

Thai0.1%(8)

Vietnamese0.1%(5)

Ancestry

English14.1%(1,108)

German12.5%(980)

Irish9.5%(742)

Scottish5.2%(407)

Scotch-Irish4.6%(362)

French4.1%(322)

American3.5%(273)

Italian3%(232)

Dutch1%(82)

Subsaharan African0.6%(45)

Russian0.4%(35)

Norwegian0.4%(34)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.4%(34)

Polish0.4%(28)

West Indian0.3%(23)

Jamaican0.2%(16)

Arab0.1%(10)

Belgian0.1%(9)

Czech0.1%(9)

Danish0.1%(6)

French Canadian0.1%(5)

Swedish0.1%(5)

Hungarian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.7%

+2.1 ptssince 1990

from 9.6% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

71.0%

+11.9 ptssince 1990

from 59.0% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.6%

+0.4 ptssince 1990

from 3.3% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.0 min

−22%since 1990

from 21.9 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 married17.4%(606)

Married67.4%(2,349)

Widowed3.5%(123)

Divorced11.7%(409)

Women 15+

Never married10.7%(423)

Married62%(2,458)

Widowed17.7%(703)

Divorced9.5%(378)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

21.3%

−7.5 ptssince 2013

from 28.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

27.8%

−16.3 ptssince 2020

from 44.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.7%

+6.3 ptssince 2020

from 10.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.3%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 27.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.5%

+7.8 ptssince 2020

from 13.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.8%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

46.2%

−9.1 ptssince 2020

from 55.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.2%

+11.6 ptssince 2020

from 36.6% 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)18%(94)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.4%(96)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.8%(182)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9%(47)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II6.1%(32)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 523 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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