COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Young County

Texas · 18,126 residents · 914 sq mi

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With 18,126 people, Young County is a county in Texas. The typical home is worth $40,800. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock. The median age is 36.2, about 3 years above the US median. That trails the Texas median by roughly 20%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% 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

18,126

+1%vs 2000

vs 17,943 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.2

−11%vs 2000

vs 40.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

914 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202418K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(1,298)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(1,379)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(1,356)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(1,202)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.5%(820)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.7%(2,669)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(2,538)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(1,648)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.4%(1,886)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.2%(1,673)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.9%(1,251)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(406)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,710

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,499 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,368

−32%vs 2000

vs $16,710 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.2%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,800

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$300

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $389 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.1%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.9% in 2000

26.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.5%(15,519)

Black1.2%(217)

Hispanic / Latino10.6%(1,906)

Asian0.3%(46)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.5%(16,947)

Black1.9%(350)

Hispanic / Latino5.7%(1,035)

Asian0.4%(66)

Other4.2%(763)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican14.9%(2,682)

Puerto Rican2.6%(473)

Central American1.4%(257)

Guatemalan1%(176)

Salvadoran0.4%(71)

Spaniard0.3%(62)

Cuban0.2%(36)

Honduran0.1%(10)

Asian origin

Chinese0.6%(117)

Filipino0.4%(64)

Vietnamese0.1%(13)

Ancestry

English12.9%(2,330)

American8.2%(1,479)

German7.3%(1,311)

Irish7.1%(1,286)

Scottish2.9%(521)

Italian1.8%(320)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(171)

Czech0.8%(145)

British0.7%(126)

Dutch0.6%(110)

French0.5%(87)

Swedish0.3%(59)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.3%(57)

Polish0.3%(52)

Lithuanian0.3%(51)

Iranian0.2%(37)

Finnish0.2%(28)

Ukrainian0.1%(20)

Canadian0.1%(16)

Hungarian0.1%(14)

Swiss0.1%(13)

Danish0.1%(12)

Welsh0.1%(11)

Greek0%(6)

West Indian0%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.2%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.7%

−11.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.9 min

+8%vs 2000

vs 13.7 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 married30.9%(2,325)

Married56.1%(4,228)

Widowed4.3%(321)

Divorced8.8%(662)

Women 15+

Never married18.3%(1,296)

Married55.3%(3,912)

Widowed13.2%(934)

Divorced13.2%(934)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

18.6%

−5.7 ptssince 2013

from 24.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.6%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 43.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.2%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 18.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.9%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 22.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.6%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 14.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.7%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 60.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.7%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 35.1% 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)33.7%(332)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.4%(270)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25.7%(253)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4%(39)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.6%(16)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 986 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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