COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

DeWitt County

Texas · 18,840 residents · 909 sq mi

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DeWitt County is a county of 18,840 people in Texas. Median home value sits at $35,000. 25.3% of locals live below the federal poverty line. At a median age of 37.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households here earn about 33% less than in Texas as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

18,840

−6%vs 2000

vs 20,013 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.4

−7%vs 2000

vs 40.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

909 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(1,281)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.8%(1,658)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(1,419)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.9%(1,110)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.4%(829)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.4%(2,530)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.2%(2,302)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(1,777)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.4%(1,962)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.6%(1,996)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847%(1,328)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.4%(648)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,041

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,714 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,564

−35%vs 2000

vs $14,780 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

25.3%

+5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$35,000

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $49,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$264

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $344 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.9%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.5% in 2000

26.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic60.8%(12,168)

Black10.8%(2,158)

Hispanic / Latino27.2%(5,452)

Asian0.2%(34)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic76.2%(14,360)

Black11.3%(2,132)

Hispanic / Latino23.9%(4,502)

Asian0%(0)

Other12.5%(2,348)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican30.4%(6,085)

Central American0.8%(166)

Guatemalan0.8%(152)

South American0.6%(128)

Colombian0.6%(127)

Spaniard0.5%(103)

Puerto Rican0.4%(79)

Salvadoran0.1%(14)

Cuban0%(4)

Peruvian0%(1)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.7%(133)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(14)

Ancestry

German25.8%(5,158)

Irish7.8%(1,562)

English5.4%(1,089)

Czech4.7%(933)

American3.1%(614)

Polish2.8%(554)

French2%(398)

Italian1.2%(240)

Welsh0.9%(176)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(154)

Scottish0.6%(127)

Dutch0.5%(105)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.4%(79)

Swedish0.4%(76)

Norwegian0.3%(64)

British0.3%(54)

Belgian0.1%(25)

Danish0.1%(23)

Canadian0.1%(22)

Greek0.1%(20)

Russian0.1%(18)

Swiss0.1%(18)

Nigerian0.1%(15)

West Indian0.1%(15)

Iranian0.1%(14)

Turkish0.1%(14)

French Canadian0.1%(11)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(9)

Hungarian0%(6)

Austrian0%(5)

Slovak0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.2%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

55.2%

−12.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.6 min

+15%vs 2000

vs 18.8 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 married34.6%(3,000)

Married43.5%(3,776)

Widowed4.8%(413)

Divorced17.1%(1,487)

Women 15+

Never married22.9%(1,731)

Married50.8%(3,851)

Widowed10.6%(800)

Divorced15.7%(1,193)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

17.0%

−2.9 ptssince 2013

from 19.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.8%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 50.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.1%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 15.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.4%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 21.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.2%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 18.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.2%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 64.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.4%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 36.5% 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)21.3%(217)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.6%(291)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.5%(362)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.5%(25)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.1%(21)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,019 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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