COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Val Verde County

Texas · 38,721 residents · 3,145 sq mi

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Val Verde County is a county of 38,721 people in Texas. 36.4% of locals live below the federal poverty line. The median age is 28.2, younger than the US median of 33.0. Households here earn about 33% less than in Texas as a whole. Median home value sits at $45,400. Households take in $18,042 at the median, 40% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% 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

38,721

−14%vs 2000

vs 44,856 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.2

−8%vs 2000

vs 30.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3,145 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202448K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.1%(3,514)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.1%(3,527)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.9%(3,448)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.4%(3,645)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248%(3,085)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.1%(6,219)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(5,172)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.7%(3,372)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.7%(2,964)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.2%(2,397)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.9%(1,114)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(264)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,042

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,376 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,904

−35%vs 2000

vs $12,096 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

36.4%

+10.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,400

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $53,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$333

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $408 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.1%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.0% in 2000

38.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic21.7%(9,734)

Black1.4%(609)

Hispanic / Latino75.5%(33,849)

Asian0.5%(235)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic69%(26,728)

Black2.1%(803)

Hispanic / Latino70.2%(27,163)

Asian0.6%(242)

Other28.3%(10,948)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican72.9%(34,790)

Central American1.3%(625)

Honduran0.9%(406)

Puerto Rican0.5%(258)

Spaniard0.4%(174)

Guatemalan0.3%(153)

South American0.2%(113)

Cuban0.2%(78)

Peruvian0.2%(74)

Dominican0.1%(38)

Nicaraguan0.1%(27)

Salvadoran0.1%(27)

+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data

Bolivian0.1%(24)

Costa Rican0%(12)

Colombian0%(8)

Ecuadorian0%(7)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(156)

Korean0.3%(125)

Japanese0.1%(25)

Asian Indian0%(21)

Vietnamese0%(12)

Chinese0%(8)

Taiwanese0%(8)

Indonesian0%(3)

Thai0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(4)

Ancestry

German4.6%(2,175)

English3.6%(1,710)

Irish3.3%(1,591)

American2.5%(1,202)

Italian0.9%(448)

Scottish0.9%(434)

French0.9%(418)

Polish0.5%(228)

Swedish0.4%(174)

Subsaharan African0.3%(141)

Arab0.2%(115)

Croatian0.2%(101)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.2%(100)

Dutch0.2%(99)

Portuguese0.2%(97)

Welsh0.2%(86)

Nigerian0.2%(82)

West Indian0.2%(76)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(69)

Norwegian0.1%(65)

Hungarian0.1%(57)

Russian0.1%(55)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(46)

Danish0.1%(33)

Armenian0.1%(29)

Lebanese0.1%(26)

French Canadian0.1%(24)

Greek0%(14)

Jamaican0%(10)

British0%(9)

Swiss0%(9)

Canadian0%(6)

Slovak0%(5)

Haitian0%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.0%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.1%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.0 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 11.9 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 married32.7%(6,233)

Married55.8%(10,650)

Widowed4.4%(840)

Divorced7.1%(1,363)

Women 15+

Never married25.7%(4,506)

Married53.7%(9,417)

Widowed10.6%(1,868)

Divorced10%(1,761)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

17.5%

−9.9 ptssince 2013

from 27.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.2%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 41.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.3%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 10.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.6%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 15.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.8%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 21.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.1%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 52.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.0%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 34.1% 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)45.3%(1,398)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.8%(520)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.2%(810)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.3%(40)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.4%(43)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,089 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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