COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Foard County

Texas · 1,794 residents · 704 sq mi

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Foard County is a county of 1,794 people in Texas. The median age is 41.3, about 8 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $21,000. That trails the Texas median by roughly 31%. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median rent is $254 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 41.3

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

1,794

+11%vs 2000

vs 1,622 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

41.3

−1%vs 2000

vs 41.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

704 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024991

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(111)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(130)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(129)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.8%(104)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.6%(83)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.2%(219)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.2%(219)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(170)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(181)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.7%(210)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8410.5%(188)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.8%(50)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,713

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,813 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,228

−38%vs 2000

vs $14,799 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.1%

+5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$21,000

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$254

+25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $268 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.0%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.2% in 2000

28.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic78.7%(1,277)

Black3.2%(52)

Hispanic / Latino16.3%(265)

Asian0.2%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic86.8%(1,557)

Black5.7%(102)

Hispanic / Latino12.5%(224)

Asian0%(0)

Other7.5%(135)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican9.4%(93)

Puerto Rican0.7%(7)

Asian origin

Laotian0.3%(3)

Ancestry

German18.3%(181)

English13.6%(135)

Irish8.1%(80)

Swiss5.9%(58)

American5.8%(57)

Czech4.2%(42)

French Canadian3.1%(31)

Dutch1.2%(12)

Swedish0.5%(5)

British0.4%(4)

Scottish0.3%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.2%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.2%

−7.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.4 min

+35%vs 2000

vs 13.6 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 married28.9%(122)

Married46.4%(196)

Widowed10.2%(43)

Divorced14.5%(61)

Women 15+

Never married18%(81)

Married58.4%(263)

Widowed16.2%(73)

Divorced7.3%(33)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

19.1%

−4.1 ptssince 2013

from 23.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.9%

+10.2 ptssince 2020

from 42.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.4%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.6%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 33.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

5.5%

−8.2 ptssince 2020

from 13.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.3%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.8%

+7.4 ptssince 2020

from 58.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.0%

−10.6 ptssince 2020

from 45.6% 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)27.9%(12)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)34.9%(15)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25.6%(11)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 43 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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