COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Moore County

Texas · 17,865 residents · 900 sq mi

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Moore County is home to 17,865 people in Texas. The typical home is worth $46,000. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. This skews young, with a median age of 29.2. The average commute runs 14 minutes. Owners hold 69% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.2

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

17,865

−11%vs 2000

vs 20,121 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.2

−4%vs 2000

vs 30.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

900 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202421K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.6%(1,711)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.4%(1,678)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.9%(1,587)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(1,436)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(1,190)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.2%(3,074)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(2,395)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(1,600)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(1,440)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746%(1,074)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.9%(513)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(167)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,466

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,852 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,195

−26%vs 2000

vs $15,214 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.1%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$46,000

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $53,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$334

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $406 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.4%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.5% in 2000

30.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic49.9%(10,038)

Black0.4%(89)

Hispanic / Latino47.5%(9,558)

Asian0.8%(166)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic71.5%(12,773)

Black0.6%(99)

Hispanic / Latino31.6%(5,644)

Asian1.5%(267)

Other26.5%(4,726)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican52.3%(11,168)

Central American5.9%(1,255)

Guatemalan5.3%(1,128)

Cuban1.4%(304)

Honduran0.6%(127)

Spaniard0.5%(111)

South American0.3%(67)

Chilean0.3%(57)

Colombian0%(10)

Asian origin

Chinese1.5%(327)

Burmese0.5%(108)

Asian Indian0.1%(14)

Ancestry

English5.8%(1,243)

German4.2%(890)

Subsaharan African4%(850)

Irish3.1%(659)

American2.3%(488)

French0.9%(194)

Ethiopian0.8%(164)

Somali0.5%(117)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(76)

Italian0.3%(66)

Dutch0.3%(63)

Norwegian0.3%(60)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish0.3%(55)

Danish0.2%(52)

British0.2%(50)

Swedish0.2%(49)

Russian0.2%(37)

Croatian0.1%(30)

Arab0.1%(24)

Lebanese0.1%(24)

Lithuanian0.1%(21)

Welsh0.1%(20)

Polish0.1%(15)

Ukrainian0.1%(12)

French Canadian0%(10)

West Indian0%(10)

Czech0%(8)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Central American population · Largest English population · Largest Guatemalan population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.8%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.9%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.9 min

+6%vs 2000

vs 13.2 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 married39.1%(3,287)

Married48.4%(4,064)

Widowed5%(420)

Divorced7.5%(632)

Women 15+

Never married30%(2,226)

Married51%(3,788)

Widowed7.3%(541)

Divorced11.8%(875)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

22.8%

+0.3 ptssince 2013

from 22.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.8%

−6.4 ptssince 2020

from 59.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.0%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 8.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

10.8%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 10.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

11.8%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 11.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.8%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.3%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 66.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

21.7%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 21.5% 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)41.5%(215)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.3%(43)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era21.2%(110)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.9%(15)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 518 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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