With 37,326 people, Bonham is a metro area. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. That puts it in the top 8% of US metro areas for household income. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 5%. The typical home is worth $233,700, having more than tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $72,295, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 120%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bonham
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$83,042 → $233,700(+181%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.2% → 19.5%(+8.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$49,607 → $72,295(+46%)US over the same years: +14%
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)18.9%(452)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.4%(487)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.6%(971)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.1%(99)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(22)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,392 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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Over time
Bonham, decade by decade
Bonham population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
24,804
$49,607
$83,042
11.2%
22.7
2000
31,242
$62,849
$106,020
12.6%
35.2
2010
33,915
$64,090
$117,244
14.7%
41.5
2020
35,662
$70,175
$168,716
17.9%
50.7
2024
37,326
$72,295
$233,700
19.5%
51.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
