COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Palo Pinto County

Texas · 25,055 residents · 953 sq mi

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Part of the Mineral Wells micropolitan area

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With 25,055 people, Palo Pinto County is a county in Texas. The typical home is worth $36,900. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 25% less than in Texas as a whole. 72% of homes are owner-occupied. The median household earns $20,389, about 32% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.8

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

25,055

−7%vs 2000

vs 27,026 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.8

−6%vs 2000

vs 38.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

953 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202429K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(1,865)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(1,895)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(1,799)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(1,701)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(1,381)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(3,618)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.4%(3,096)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.2%(2,812)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.4%(2,597)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.5%(2,389)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.8%(1,453)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(449)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,389

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,203 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,979

−35%vs 2000

vs $15,454 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.5%

+3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$36,900

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$320

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $455 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.5%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.0% in 2000

27.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic82%(22,163)

Black2.3%(617)

Hispanic / Latino13.6%(3,667)

Asian0.5%(137)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic91.2%(22,858)

Black3.2%(799)

Hispanic / Latino8.9%(2,224)

Asian0.5%(123)

Other5.1%(1,275)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican18.1%(5,312)

Puerto Rican0.5%(157)

Spaniard0.3%(75)

Cuban0.2%(71)

Central American0.1%(43)

Salvadoran0.1%(39)

South American0.1%(31)

Chilean0.1%(16)

Bolivian0.1%(15)

Guatemalan0%(4)

Asian origin

Japanese0.4%(109)

Thai0.2%(45)

Chinese0.1%(35)

Filipino0.1%(18)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(5)

Ancestry

English11.6%(3,403)

German10.3%(3,016)

Irish9.4%(2,764)

American8.8%(2,579)

French3.2%(924)

Scottish1.7%(504)

Norwegian1%(282)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(275)

Italian0.8%(234)

Swedish0.7%(191)

Dutch0.6%(181)

British0.6%(173)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.3%(93)

Czech0.3%(82)

Russian0.3%(77)

Welsh0.2%(62)

French Canadian0.2%(57)

West Indian0.2%(50)

Danish0.2%(46)

Slovak0.1%(38)

Hungarian0.1%(31)

Finnish0.1%(29)

Jamaican0.1%(28)

Subsaharan African0.1%(23)

Portuguese0.1%(21)

Arab0.1%(16)

Swiss0%(13)

Lebanese0%(10)

Canadian0%(10)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(10)

Austrian0%(9)

Greek0%(9)

Syrian0%(6)

Australian0%(6)

Slovene0%(6)

Lithuanian0%(5)

Croatian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.1%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.0%

−6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.9 min

−1%vs 2000

vs 19.0 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 married27.6%(3,143)

Married55.2%(6,282)

Widowed4.2%(480)

Divorced12.9%(1,469)

Women 15+

Never married23%(2,835)

Married52.6%(6,472)

Widowed10.5%(1,297)

Divorced13.9%(1,705)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

18.2%

−5.3 ptssince 2013

from 23.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.1%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 42.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.5%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 14.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.3%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 21.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.9%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 20.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.6%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.6%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 58.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.8%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 39.3% 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)19.8%(361)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.2%(350)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era45.5%(832)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.9%(53)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,827 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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