COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Garza County

Texas · 5,143 residents · 893 sq mi

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With 5,143 people, Garza County is a county in Texas. Median home value sits at $30,700. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households here earn about 30% less than in Texas as a whole. The poverty rate is 23.1%, above the 13.2% national rate. Renters pay $237 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.4

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

5,143

+6%vs 2000

vs 4,872 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.4

−5%vs 2000

vs 35.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

893 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(410)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.8%(504)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.5%(439)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(410)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.7%(244)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.1%(675)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.1%(571)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.9%(614)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(440)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(405)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.3%(324)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(107)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,994

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,206 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,112

−28%vs 2000

vs $12,704 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.1%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$30,700

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$237

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $315 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.4%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.7% in 2000

28.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic56.7%(2,760)

Black4.5%(221)

Hispanic / Latino37.2%(1,810)

Asian0.1%(4)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90.3%(4,645)

Black6.4%(328)

Hispanic / Latino27.2%(1,400)

Asian0%(0)

Other3.3%(170)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican42.3%(2,164)

Central American2.1%(106)

Salvadoran1%(49)

Honduran0.7%(34)

South American0.4%(23)

Guatemalan0.3%(15)

Dominican0.3%(13)

Spaniard0.3%(13)

Puerto Rican0.2%(12)

Ecuadorian0.2%(12)

Colombian0.2%(11)

Costa Rican0.2%(8)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(3)

Ancestry

English6.3%(322)

American5%(254)

German4.8%(244)

Irish3.9%(198)

Scottish1.1%(56)

Italian0.5%(24)

Czech0.4%(19)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(18)

Hungarian0.3%(17)

Swiss0.3%(13)

Welsh0.3%(13)

Polish0.2%(12)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.2%(11)

Kenyan0.2%(11)

Austrian0.2%(8)

Dutch0.2%(8)

Armenian0.1%(4)

British0.1%(4)

French0.1%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.8%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

57.6%

−12.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.8 min

−5%vs 2000

vs 15.5 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 married46.2%(1,361)

Married38.7%(1,139)

Widowed2.8%(83)

Divorced12.3%(363)

Women 15+

Never married31.2%(471)

Married48.8%(737)

Widowed12.4%(187)

Divorced7.6%(115)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

18.0%

−6.2 ptssince 2013

from 24.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.4%

−9.6 ptssince 2020

from 58.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.8%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.3%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 22.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.8%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 17.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.8%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.9%

−11.5 ptssince 2020

from 72.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.5%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 37.7% 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)50.7%(151)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)44%(131)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era5.7%(17)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.1%(24)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 298 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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