COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Harrison County

Texas · 57,483 residents · 900 sq mi

Time machine

VIEWING

COMPARE TO

The short version

Harrison County is home to 57,483 people in Texas. The typical home is worth $45,500. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 20.5% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Households here earn about 16% less than in Texas as a whole.

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

13% 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

57,483

−7%vs 2000

vs 62,110 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.0

−9%vs 2000

vs 36.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

900 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202470K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(4,043)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.8%(5,054)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(4,688)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(4,596)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(3,321)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.5%(8,906)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(8,213)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(5,882)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(5,006)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.7%(4,414)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(2,462)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(898)

US avg: 1.2%

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,625

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,520 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,173

−39%vs 2000

vs $16,702 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.5%

+3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,500

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $61,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$334

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $442 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.3%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.2% in 2000

24.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic69.3%(43,044)

Black23.9%(14,861)

Hispanic / Latino5.3%(3,316)

Asian0.3%(186)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic70.1%(40,297)

Black27.9%(16,058)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(1,293)

Asian0.3%(165)

Other1.7%(963)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican13%(9,104)

Central American0.3%(215)

Honduran0.2%(171)

South American0.1%(96)

Spaniard0.1%(65)

Chilean0.1%(50)

Puerto Rican0.1%(45)

Colombian0%(31)

Guatemalan0%(26)

Nicaraguan0%(18)

Dominican0%(15)

Venezuelan0%(15)

Asian origin

Chinese0.1%(77)

Filipino0.1%(61)

Asian Indian0.1%(51)

Korean0.1%(44)

Hmong0.1%(36)

Vietnamese0%(26)

Thai0%(22)

Cambodian0%(14)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0%(27)

Ancestry

English11.6%(8,150)

Irish8.5%(5,964)

American7.2%(5,033)

German6.7%(4,677)

Italian1.9%(1,352)

French1.4%(972)

Scottish1.4%(971)

Dutch1.3%(944)

Subsaharan African1.2%(817)

British0.8%(532)

Swedish0.8%(528)

Norwegian0.7%(519)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.6%(396)

Welsh0.5%(344)

Nigerian0.4%(295)

French Canadian0.4%(290)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(272)

Czech0.4%(265)

Israeli0.1%(95)

Russian0.1%(92)

Danish0.1%(85)

Austrian0.1%(50)

Arab0.1%(48)

Lebanese0.1%(48)

Lithuanian0.1%(47)

West Indian0.1%(42)

Jamaican0.1%(42)

Canadian0.1%(40)

Greek0.1%(39)

Hungarian0%(29)

Iranian0%(23)

Finnish0%(22)

Portuguese0%(17)

Slovene0%(15)

Serbian0%(13)

Australian0%(12)

Kenyan0%(9)

Armenian0%(6)

Cape Verdean0%(5)

Guyanese0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.7%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.4%

−7.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.4%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.2 min

+33%vs 2000

vs 15.2 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 married32%(8,713)

Married52.7%(14,340)

Widowed3.1%(849)

Divorced12.2%(3,307)

Women 15+

Never married30.6%(8,956)

Married48.2%(14,113)

Widowed9.4%(2,764)

Divorced11.8%(3,456)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.1%

−8.0 ptssince 2013

from 22.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.6%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 47.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.7%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.0%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 19.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.2%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 18.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.3%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.5%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 60.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.3%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 35.9% 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)36.8%(1,388)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.9%(788)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.4%(1,034)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.5%(171)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(15)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,776 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.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Drill deeper