COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Willacy County

Texas · 17,705 residents · 591 sq mi

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With 17,705 people, Willacy County is a county in Texas. 44.5% of locals live below the federal poverty line. Households here earn about 46% less than in Texas as a whole. Median home value sits at $25,000. The median age is 27.6, younger than the US median of 33.0. 9% 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 27.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% 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

17,705

−12%vs 2000

vs 20,082 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

27.6

−7%vs 2000

vs 29.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

591 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59%(1,593)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.3%(1,817)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.8%(1,914)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.8%(1,743)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(1,144)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.2%(2,509)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.7%(2,073)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.2%(1,453)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(1,483)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.4%(1,136)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.7%(653)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(187)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,590

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,114 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,074

−36%vs 2000

vs $9,421 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

44.5%

+11.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 33.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$25,000

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$202

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $301 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.5%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.3% in 2000

24.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic11.7%(2,350)

Black2%(401)

Hispanic / Latino85.7%(17,209)

Asian0.1%(21)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic78.2%(13,847)

Black0.5%(80)

Hispanic / Latino84%(14,879)

Asian0%(8)

Other21.3%(3,770)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican83%(16,722)

Central American0.6%(122)

Honduran0.6%(122)

Puerto Rican0.1%(27)

Spaniard0%(4)

Asian origin

Chinese0.1%(11)

Ancestry

Irish2.4%(478)

German2.1%(420)

American1.7%(334)

English0.9%(172)

West Indian0.7%(140)

Czech0.6%(112)

Italian0.4%(90)

Swedish0.3%(70)

Haitian0.2%(42)

Norwegian0.2%(33)

French0.2%(31)

Finnish0.1%(27)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.1%(26)

Scottish0.1%(23)

Belgian0.1%(14)

Jamaican0%(9)

Danish0%(6)

Polish0%(6)

Ukrainian0%(6)

Dutch0%(5)

Turkish0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.8%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

42.9%

−5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 48.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.3 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 16.3 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 married43%(3,888)

Married46.2%(4,183)

Widowed3.3%(299)

Divorced7.5%(675)

Women 15+

Never married38.4%(2,769)

Married42.7%(3,082)

Widowed9%(648)

Divorced10%(721)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

23.9%

−8.3 ptssince 2013

from 32.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

33.9%

+5.7 ptssince 2020

from 28.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

5.9%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 8.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.1%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 17.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.6%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 32.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

39.0%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 36.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.3%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 44.2% 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)20.6%(118)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)31.3%(179)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era46.2%(264)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1%(6)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.6%(15)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 572 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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