COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Mills County

Texas · 4,531 residents · 748 sq mi

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Mills County is a county of 4,531 people in Texas. At a median age of 42.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $33,600. That trails the Texas median by roughly 35%. 23.0% of locals live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 42.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,531

−12%vs 2000

vs 5,151 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

42.8

−4%vs 2000

vs 44.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

748 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.5%(249)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(280)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(370)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196%(270)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.1%(140)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412%(545)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412%(543)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(430)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.1%(501)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.8%(580)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8411.1%(502)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.7%(121)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,558

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,579 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,374

−35%vs 2000

vs $15,915 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.0%

+4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$33,600

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$219

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $369 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.3%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.5% in 2000

20.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic84.8%(4,367)

Black1.2%(61)

Hispanic / Latino13%(671)

Asian0.1%(4)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.3%(4,227)

Black0.1%(6)

Hispanic / Latino10.7%(483)

Asian0%(0)

Other6.6%(298)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican17.8%(801)

Spaniard1.7%(75)

Central American0.1%(3)

Salvadoran0.1%(3)

Asian origin

Indonesian0.5%(23)

Cambodian0.1%(4)

Japanese0.1%(3)

Ancestry

German15.7%(709)

English13.3%(598)

Irish10.4%(469)

American6.8%(309)

Scottish2.6%(118)

Czech2.2%(97)

Scotch-Irish2%(90)

Italian0.8%(35)

French0.7%(30)

Dutch0.6%(29)

Swedish0.6%(25)

Welsh0.6%(25)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.3%(14)

Russian0.2%(9)

French Canadian0.2%(8)

Polish0.2%(8)

Norwegian0.1%(5)

West Indian0.1%(5)

British0.1%(4)

Canadian0%(2)

Greek0%(2)

Hungarian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.8%

−7.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.6%

−15.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.5%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.2 min

+59%vs 2000

vs 17.1 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 married26.9%(514)

Married57.9%(1,104)

Widowed2.1%(40)

Divorced13.1%(250)

Women 15+

Never married18.2%(345)

Married61.1%(1,158)

Widowed11.8%(224)

Divorced8.9%(168)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.8%

−4.1 ptssince 2013

from 14.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.3%

+5.6 ptssince 2020

from 38.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.3%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 23.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.0%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 29.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.6%

+5.6 ptssince 2020

from 10.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.6%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.4%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 64.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.9%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 37.5% 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)27.2%(62)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)37.3%(85)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era46.5%(106)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.5%(8)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 228 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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