COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Crosby County

Texas · 7,304 residents · 900 sq mi

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Crosby County is a county of 7,304 people in Texas. 29.5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $29,000. That trails the Texas median by roughly 36%. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median rent is $233 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% 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

7,304

+3%vs 2000

vs 7,072 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.4

−6%vs 2000

vs 34.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

900 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(556)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.3%(749)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.7%(638)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(537)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.4%(393)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.9%(1,015)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.6%(775)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(764)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(740)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(580)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846%(438)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(119)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,162

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,769 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,598

−40%vs 2000

vs $14,445 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

29.5%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$29,000

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$233

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $334 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.9%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.3% in 2000

29.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic46.7%(3,301)

Black3.7%(262)

Hispanic / Latino48.9%(3,460)

Asian0%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic79.4%(5,800)

Black4.5%(330)

Hispanic / Latino42.4%(3,097)

Asian0%(3)

Other16%(1,171)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican47.2%(2,381)

Spaniard1%(48)

Puerto Rican0.4%(21)

Cuban0.2%(12)

Central American0.1%(4)

Honduran0.1%(4)

Asian origin

Chinese0.7%(33)

Sri Lankan0%(2)

Ancestry

English6.8%(343)

German5.6%(284)

Irish5.2%(264)

Scotch-Irish2.6%(132)

American2.5%(128)

Dutch1.4%(70)

Scottish0.9%(45)

Polish0.8%(40)

French0.6%(30)

Swedish0.3%(17)

Italian0.2%(11)

Romanian0.2%(11)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Arab0.2%(10)

Palestinian0.2%(10)

Norwegian0.2%(10)

British0.2%(9)

Danish0.2%(9)

Finnish0.1%(7)

Greek0.1%(7)

Portuguese0.1%(6)

French Canadian0.1%(4)

Croatian0.1%(3)

Russian0%(2)

Subsaharan African0%(2)

Welsh0%(2)

Czech0%(1)

West Indian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.0%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

53.1%

−8.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.6%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.2 min

−5%vs 2000

vs 16.0 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 married32.1%(651)

Married53.8%(1,092)

Widowed2.4%(49)

Divorced11.7%(238)

Women 15+

Never married29.7%(592)

Married51%(1,018)

Widowed9.9%(198)

Divorced9.4%(187)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

20.2%

−5.2 ptssince 2013

from 25.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.2%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 35.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.6%

−5.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.7%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 20.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.0%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 24.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.3%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 50.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.7%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 42.3% 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)25.2%(51)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)40.1%(81)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era18.3%(37)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 202 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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