COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Grimes County

Texas · 18,828 residents · 787 sq mi

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With 18,828 people, Grimes County is a county in Texas. Median home value sits at $37,400. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The poverty rate is 24.5%, above the 13.2% national rate. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. That trails the Texas median by roughly 24%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 14%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

18,828

−20%vs 2000

vs 23,552 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.0

−13%vs 2000

vs 38.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

787 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202431K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(1,337)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(1,376)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(1,383)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(1,424)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(1,274)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.8%(3,351)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.8%(2,778)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(1,738)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(1,631)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.3%(1,369)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(863)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(304)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,623

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,280 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,920

−38%vs 2000

vs $14,368 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

24.5%

+7.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,400

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$286

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $428 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.0%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.7% in 2000

26.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic62.7%(14,772)

Black19.8%(4,667)

Hispanic / Latino16.1%(3,787)

Asian0.3%(61)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic68.6%(12,909)

Black24.6%(4,629)

Hispanic / Latino14%(2,629)

Asian0.1%(13)

Other6.8%(1,277)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican23.4%(7,337)

Central American0.4%(112)

Salvadoran0.3%(92)

Spaniard0.2%(65)

South American0.1%(42)

Colombian0.1%(42)

Puerto Rican0.1%(22)

Cuban0%(14)

Honduran0%(11)

Guatemalan0%(9)

Asian origin

Laotian0.1%(37)

Thai0.1%(30)

Vietnamese0.1%(24)

Filipino0%(14)

Asian Indian0%(9)

Chinese0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.2%(68)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(23)

Ancestry

German12.3%(3,842)

English9.7%(3,040)

Irish7.2%(2,258)

Polish5.4%(1,704)

American4.1%(1,277)

French2%(629)

Scotch-Irish1.7%(543)

Scottish1.6%(496)

Subsaharan African1.1%(352)

Italian0.9%(280)

Czech0.7%(224)

Welsh0.7%(218)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.6%(185)

Norwegian0.5%(168)

Russian0.4%(120)

Swedish0.3%(82)

British0.2%(60)

Swiss0.2%(52)

Greek0.2%(51)

Canadian0.2%(48)

French Canadian0.1%(47)

Finnish0.1%(38)

Danish0.1%(18)

Hungarian0.1%(16)

Slovak0%(15)

Portuguese0%(11)

Ukrainian0%(9)

Arab0%(7)

Lebanese0%(7)

Somali0%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.6%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.6%

−7.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.4 min

+6%vs 2000

vs 25.0 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 married34.8%(4,896)

Married49.6%(6,975)

Widowed4.3%(602)

Divorced11.3%(1,583)

Women 15+

Never married25.6%(2,940)

Married57.9%(6,662)

Widowed9%(1,038)

Divorced7.5%(861)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

18.3%

−3.4 ptssince 2013

from 21.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.7%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 49.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.9%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.9%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.4%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.2%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 61.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.5%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 37.1% 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)21.1%(384)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.8%(287)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.6%(647)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9%(164)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,816 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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