Eagle Pass is a metro area of 58,082 people. This skews young, with a median age of 30.3. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 14% of adults. 30% of residents were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $158,700, having more than tripled since 2000. The poverty rate is 22.8%, above the 12.5% national rate.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $49,568, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 30.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 92%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Eagle Pass
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate50.4% → 22.8%(−27.7 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$29,430 → $49,568(+68%)US over the same years: +14%
Adults with a bachelor's degree7.3% → 14.3%(+7.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)46.6%(503)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.5%(286)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era18.4%(199)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.5%(27)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,079 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
Eagle Pass, decade by decade
Eagle Pass 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
36,378
$29,430
$89,523
7.3%
15.4
2000
47,297
$38,677
$82,521
9.1%
12.0
2010
54,258
$41,450
$111,777
13.7%
10.4
2020
57,887
$50,160
$122,295
15.7%
12.3
2024
58,082
$49,568
$158,700
14.3%
12.6
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.
