COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Sutton County

Texas · 4,135 residents · 1,454 sq mi

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Sutton County is home to 4,135 people in Texas. Median home value sits at $40,500. That trails the Texas median by roughly 23%. Getting to work takes 15 minutes on average. Median household income is $20,933, under the $30,130 national median. Median rent is $299 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.4

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% 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

4,135

+1%vs 2000

vs 4,077 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.4

−11%vs 2000

vs 36.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,454 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(302)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(344)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(349)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.7%(403)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.3%(218)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(594)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.2%(710)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(387)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(383)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.1%(293)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843%(124)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(28)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,933

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,385 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,926

−36%vs 2000

vs $17,105 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.0%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,500

+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$299

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $362 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.5%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.3% in 2000

32.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic47.4%(1,934)

Black0.2%(7)

Hispanic / Latino51.7%(2,106)

Asian0.2%(7)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic75.7%(3,131)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino45.2%(1,870)

Asian0%(0)

Other24.3%(1,004)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican62.7%(2,056)

Puerto Rican0%(1)

Ancestry

Irish4.4%(143)

American3.7%(121)

English3.7%(121)

German1.7%(56)

Dutch1.2%(40)

Italian1.2%(40)

Norwegian0.7%(24)

French0.6%(21)

Scottish0.5%(18)

Swedish0.4%(12)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(9)

Subsaharan African0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

20.4%

+7.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.0%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.0%

+3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.9 min

+20%vs 2000

vs 12.4 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%(331)

Married61.3%(754)

Widowed8.4%(103)

Divorced3.4%(42)

Women 15+

Never married13.8%(183)

Married69.6%(921)

Widowed9.8%(130)

Divorced6.8%(90)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.8%

−10.1 ptssince 2013

from 25.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.4%

+8.1 ptssince 2020

from 49.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.3%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 11.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.7%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 17.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.4%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.1%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.4%

+7.7 ptssince 2020

from 59.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

27.6%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 31.7% 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)0.7%(1)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.7%(39)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.5%(43)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.2%(12)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 146 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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