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COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Tom Green County

Texas · 98,458 residents · 1,522 sq mi
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With 98,458 people, Tom Green County is a county in Texas. Median home value sits at $49,700. Getting to work takes 15 minutes on average. The poverty rate is 17.3%, above the 13.2% national rate. The median household earns $24,349, about 19% below the national median. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $30,130
Younger
median age 31.4
US median: 33.0
Less educated
17% 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

98,458
−5%vs 2000
vs 104,010 in 2000
1990 – 2025
31.4
−7%vs 2000
vs 33.8 in 2000
US average: 33.0
Land area
1,522 sq mi
Population, 19902024
96K103K109K116K122K19902000201020202024Tom Green County
2024120K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 1990
Under 57.6%(7,525)
US avg: 7.3%
5 to 98.4%(8,315)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 147%(6,919)
US avg: 6.9%
15 to 198%(7,852)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 248.4%(8,247)
US avg: 7.5%
25 to 3416.5%(16,269)
US avg: 17.5%
35 to 4413.9%(13,709)
US avg: 15.1%
45 to 549%(8,879)
US avg: 10.2%
55 to 648.4%(8,235)
US avg: 8.5%
65 to 747.2%(7,045)
US avg: 7.3%
75 to 844.2%(4,176)
US avg: 4%
85 and over1.3%(1,287)
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 02

Income & economy

$24,349
−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $33,148 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
$11,482
−34%vs 2000
vs $17,325 in 2000
US average: $14,340
17.3%
+2.1 ptsvs 2000
vs 15.2% in 2000
US average: 13.2%
Section 03

Housing

$49,700
+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $62,700 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
$365
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $457 in 2000
US average: $450
62.3%
−1.9 ptsvs 2000
vs 64.1% in 2000
37.7% rent
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic63%(65,508)
Black4%(4,122)
Hispanic / Latino30.7%(31,946)
Asian0.8%(855)
Other0%
1990
White, non-Hispanic81.1%(79,872)
Black4%(3,972)
Hispanic / Latino25.7%(25,298)
Asian0.9%(890)
Other13.9%(13,724)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin
Mexican36.6%(43,794)
Puerto Rican0.5%(572)
Guatemalan0.5%(540)
Spaniard0.4%(462)
Cuban0.2%(274)
Venezuelan0.2%(233)
Dominican0.2%(200)
Colombian0.2%(183)
Bolivian0%(39)
+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Filipino0.5%(573)
Korean0.2%(254)
Vietnamese0.2%(225)
Asian Indian0.1%(154)
Chinese0.1%(133)
Nepalese0.1%(79)
Pakistani0.1%(77)
Japanese0%(57)
Laotian0%(41)
Thai0%(34)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(18)
Samoan0%(8)
Ancestry
German12.6%(15,113)
English9.8%(11,672)
Irish8.4%(10,035)
American5.7%(6,765)
Scottish2%(2,396)
French1.6%(1,882)
Italian1.5%(1,837)
Czech0.9%(1,054)
Dutch0.8%(925)
Scotch-Irish0.7%(837)
Norwegian0.5%(620)
+ 33 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.5%(600)
Polish0.5%(598)
Welsh0.3%(393)
British0.3%(374)
Danish0.2%(245)
West Indian0.2%(182)
Arab0.1%(179)
Hungarian0.1%(174)
Nigerian0.1%(153)
Lebanese0.1%(137)
Austrian0.1%(127)
Turkish0.1%(117)
Ethiopian0.1%(110)
Swiss0.1%(90)
Greek0.1%(89)
Russian0.1%(83)
Romanian0.1%(75)
Haitian0.1%(68)
Portuguese0.1%(63)
Jamaican0.1%(62)
Croatian0%(54)
Brazilian0%(53)
Finnish0%(45)
Canadian0%(44)
Belgian0%(41)
Kenyan0%(40)
Iraqi0%(35)
Armenian0%(29)
Ukrainian0%(23)
Slovak0%(19)
Section 05

Education

17.0%
−2.5 ptsvs 2000
vs 19.5% in 2000
US average: 20.3%
High school or higher
71.0%
−5.3 ptsvs 2000
vs 76.2% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
4.9%
−0.5 ptsvs 2000
vs 5.4% in 2000
US average: 7.1%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

14.8 min
+29%vs 2000
vs 11.4 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 married36.9%(17,597)
Married49.1%(23,371)
Widowed3.1%(1,491)
Divorced10.9%(5,187)
Women 15+
Never married29.4%(14,249)
Married48.6%(23,504)
Widowed8.1%(3,931)
Divorced13.9%(6,716)
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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

15.5%
−4.9 ptssince 2013
from 20.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
50.3%
−4.1 ptssince 2020
from 54.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.7%
+2.6 ptssince 2020
from 13.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
18.6%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 16.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
15.7%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 14.6% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
4.0%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 3.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
65.6%
−3.8 ptssince 2020
from 69.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
33.3%
+3.4 ptssince 2020
from 29.9% 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)39%(3,305)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32.6%(2,762)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era23.2%(1,969)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4%(342)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(48)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 8,472 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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How many people live in Tom Green County, Texas?

Tom Green County, Texas has about 98,458 residents according to the 1990 Census.

What is the median household income in Tom Green County, Texas?

The typical household in Tom Green County, Texas earns about $24,349 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Tom Green County, Texas expensive?

In Tom Green County, Texas, the median home is worth about $49,700, and the typical rent is about $365 a month.

How educated are people in Tom Green County, Texas?

About 17.0% of adults age 25 and over in Tom Green County, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Tom Green County, Texas?

About 17.3% of people in Tom Green County, Texas live below the federal poverty line.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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