COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Upton County

Texas · 4,447 residents · 1,241 sq mi

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With 4,447 people, Upton County is a county in Texas. The typical home is worth $27,900. Growth has run 31% since 2000, or 1,043 more people. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median rent is $273 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% 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

4,447

+31%vs 2000

vs 3,404 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.3

−21%vs 2000

vs 38.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,241 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.7%(388)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 911.4%(505)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.1%(447)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(360)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.9%(217)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.7%(699)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(647)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(448)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.6%(336)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.2%(232)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843%(135)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(33)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,342

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,977 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,500

−33%vs 2000

vs $14,274 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.7%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$27,900

+22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$273

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $309 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.2%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 75.2% in 2000

24.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic54.5%(1,854)

Black1.5%(52)

Hispanic / Latino42.6%(1,449)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic77.2%(3,432)

Black2.9%(129)

Hispanic / Latino37.4%(1,662)

Asian0%(2)

Other19.9%(884)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican49.8%(1,588)

Puerto Rican4.7%(151)

Spaniard0.1%(3)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.7%(22)

Chinese0.4%(13)

Indonesian0%(1)

Ancestry

English18.3%(583)

German6.7%(213)

Irish2.9%(92)

Scottish2.1%(67)

French1.9%(60)

Italian1.2%(39)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(39)

American1.1%(35)

Dutch0.5%(16)

Norwegian0.3%(8)

Hungarian0.2%(7)

Czech0.2%(6)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

West Indian0.1%(3)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.3%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.5%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.7 min

−10%vs 2000

vs 17.4 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 married20.4%(254)

Married61.2%(763)

Widowed5.8%(72)

Divorced12.7%(158)

Women 15+

Never married16.4%(214)

Married60.9%(792)

Widowed8.2%(107)

Divorced14.5%(188)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

18.8%

−7.0 ptssince 2013

from 25.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.5%

−14.2 ptssince 2020

from 68.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

5.1%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 4.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.4%

+6.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

5.5%

−7.4 ptssince 2020

from 12.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.1%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 0.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.2%

−13.7 ptssince 2020

from 72.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

26.6%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 26.1% 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)36.8%(32)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11.5%(10)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era48.3%(42)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.3%(2)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 87 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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