MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Hereford Micro

Hereford, TX · 1 counties · 19,153 residents · 1,497 sq mi

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With 19,153 people, Hereford is a metro area. The poverty rate is 27.7%, above the 13.2% national rate. The typical home is worth $41,300. This skews young, with a median age of 28.5. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Getting to work takes 15 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.5

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

19,153

+3%vs 2000

vs 18,561 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

13 / sq mi

+3%vs 2000

vs 12 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

28.5

−7%vs 2000

vs 30.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,497 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202418K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.5%(1,824)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.7%(2,050)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.9%(1,896)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(1,540)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(1,132)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.5%(2,970)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(2,535)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.9%(1,713)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.7%(1,476)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.8%(1,120)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.4%(648)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(249)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,177

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,601 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,296

−29%vs 2000

vs $13,119 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

27.7%

+7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,300

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$310

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $371 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.3%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.4% in 2000

33.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic40.4%(7,491)

Black1.3%(247)

Hispanic / Latino57.4%(10,654)

Asian0.2%(37)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic75.9%(14,534)

Black1.4%(276)

Hispanic / Latino48.7%(9,333)

Asian0.3%(61)

Other22.4%(4,282)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican70.6%(13,027)

Central American1.5%(277)

Cuban1.3%(236)

Guatemalan0.4%(82)

Salvadoran0.4%(76)

Honduran0.4%(68)

Nicaraguan0.3%(51)

Ancestry

German4.9%(905)

American3.7%(682)

English3.5%(645)

Irish2.1%(385)

Czech1.4%(266)

French0.9%(161)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(124)

Scottish0.4%(69)

Dutch0.3%(53)

Polish0.2%(42)

Swedish0.2%(38)

Welsh0.2%(34)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Italian0.2%(31)

Subsaharan African0.2%(30)

Finnish0.1%(23)

British0.1%(14)

Portuguese0.1%(13)

Slovak0.1%(12)

Norwegian0.1%(10)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.0%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

57.5%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.0 min

+1%vs 2000

vs 14.9 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 married35.7%(2,516)

Married50%(3,525)

Widowed4.5%(317)

Divorced9.9%(695)

Women 15+

Never married23%(1,496)

Married51.8%(3,374)

Widowed11.4%(740)

Divorced13.9%(906)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

21.0%

−7.6 ptssince 2013

from 28.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.3%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 42.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.0%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 10.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.9%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.0%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 20.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.1%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

49.5%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 51.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.1%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 33.7% 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)20.2%(94)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)7.1%(33)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44.7%(208)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.9%(4)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II4.5%(21)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 465 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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