COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Titus County

Texas · 24,009 residents · 406 sq mi

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Titus County is a county of 24,009 people in Texas. Median home value sits at $43,500. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 72% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 19.8%, above the 13.2% national rate. That trails the Texas median by roughly 18%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 6%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

24,009

−15%vs 2000

vs 28,118 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.9

+3%vs 2000

vs 31.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

406 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202431K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.2%(1,978)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(1,992)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(1,751)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(1,837)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(1,551)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(3,649)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(3,407)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(2,198)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648%(1,911)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.4%(2,024)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.7%(1,364)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(347)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,173

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,452 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,163

−28%vs 2000

vs $15,501 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.8%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,500

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$349

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $462 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.3%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.4% in 2000

27.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic59.7%(16,782)

Black10.6%(2,970)

Hispanic / Latino28.3%(7,960)

Asian0.4%(120)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic77.9%(18,692)

Black13.4%(3,227)

Hispanic / Latino10.4%(2,494)

Asian0.1%(32)

Other8.6%(2,058)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican41.3%(12,955)

Central American2.7%(853)

Salvadoran1.3%(401)

Honduran1.2%(371)

South American0.3%(83)

Argentine0.3%(83)

Guatemalan0.3%(81)

Puerto Rican0.2%(70)

Cuban0.1%(21)

Spaniard0%(6)

Ancestry

American13%(4,067)

English7.1%(2,225)

Irish4.7%(1,482)

German3.9%(1,235)

Subsaharan African1.6%(505)

Italian1.2%(384)

Scottish0.9%(296)

French0.8%(236)

Swedish0.6%(192)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(164)

Dutch0.3%(105)

Polish0.3%(95)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.3%(84)

British0.2%(54)

Swiss0.1%(46)

Austrian0.1%(42)

West Indian0.1%(34)

Greek0.1%(33)

Czech0.1%(30)

Arab0.1%(24)

Ukrainian0.1%(24)

Lebanese0.1%(23)

French Canadian0%(12)

Slovak0%(11)

Belgian0%(8)

Norwegian0%(8)

Brazilian0%(7)

Danish0%(7)

Russian0%(5)

Hungarian0%(4)

Palestinian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.3%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.4%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.7%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 4.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.1 min

+28%vs 2000

vs 12.6 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 married35.9%(4,245)

Married52.2%(6,181)

Widowed2.9%(348)

Divorced9%(1,062)

Women 15+

Never married30.6%(3,805)

Married52.2%(6,501)

Widowed8.3%(1,033)

Divorced8.9%(1,114)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

21.5%

−4.0 ptssince 2013

from 25.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.3%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 45.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.9%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 11.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.6%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 15.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.6%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 22.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

53.0%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 55.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.1%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 36.3% 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)19.6%(247)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.6%(284)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.1%(404)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.6%(96)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.9%(37)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,258 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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