COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Duval County

Texas · 12,918 residents · 1,793 sq mi

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Duval County is a county of 12,918 people in Texas. 39.0% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Households here earn about 50% less than in Texas as a whole. The typical home is worth $23,700. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% 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

12,918

−2%vs 2000

vs 13,120 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.5

−10%vs 2000

vs 33.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,793 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.2%(1,061)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.6%(1,108)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.7%(1,252)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.1%(1,175)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(847)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.9%(1,791)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.9%(1,405)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(1,340)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(1,208)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.6%(980)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.8%(624)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(127)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$13,602

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,416 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,126

−37%vs 2000

vs $11,324 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

39.0%

+11.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$23,700

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$238

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $292 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.9%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.9% in 2000

20.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic11.1%(1,452)

Black0.4%(57)

Hispanic / Latino88%(11,544)

Asian0.1%(12)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic79%(10,199)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino87.1%(11,248)

Asian0.1%(17)

Other20.9%(2,702)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican73.6%(7,168)

Central American1.7%(162)

Salvadoran1.5%(143)

Spaniard0.5%(47)

Honduran0.2%(19)

Puerto Rican0.1%(6)

Asian origin

Vietnamese1.1%(111)

Nepalese0.1%(6)

Ancestry

German5.1%(493)

American3%(292)

English1.3%(128)

Irish1.3%(126)

Italian0.4%(42)

Scottish0.2%(22)

Norwegian0.2%(17)

Swedish0.2%(17)

French0.1%(7)

Hungarian0.1%(7)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Central American population · Largest Salvadoran population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.4%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

47.9%

−11.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.0 min

+17%vs 2000

vs 20.5 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 married44.9%(1,852)

Married41.4%(1,709)

Widowed5.5%(229)

Divorced8.2%(338)

Women 15+

Never married33.6%(1,196)

Married35.6%(1,270)

Widowed8.7%(310)

Divorced22.1%(787)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

22.2%

−7.4 ptssince 2013

from 29.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

32.0%

−10.6 ptssince 2020

from 42.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.9%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 9.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.2%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 20.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.7%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 28.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

42.9%

−8.4 ptssince 2020

from 51.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.2%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 41.3% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11.2%(42)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.9%(142)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.9%(7)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 375 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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