Alvarado

Population: 5,424
Median household income: $71,296
Median home value: $206,800

Located in Johnson County, Texas, Alvarado is a community with a population of 5,424. Its median household income of $71,296 runs below the Johnson County figure of $81,826.

Between 2019 and 2023, Alvarado's population grew 30.5% from 4,156 to 5,424, while its median home value rose 85.0% from $111,800 to $206,800.

Households average 3.22 people. The median gross rent is $854.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,424
Median age: 32.8 yrs
Median household income: $71,296
Median home value: $206,800
Median gross rent: $854
Housing units: 1,898
Homeownership rate: 64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,1565,424

Median household income

$57,697$71,296

Median home value

$111,800$206,800

Median gross rent

$867$854

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,156	$57,697	$111,800	$867
2020	4,282	$57,653	$141,800	$852
2021	4,660	$60,264	$136,100	$871
2022	5,107	$86,083	$168,400	$992
2023	5,424	$71,296	$206,800	$854

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.9%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3416.9%

35 to 449.1%

45 to 5415.7%

55 to 647.2%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	483	8.9%
5 to 17	1,034	19.1%
18 to 24	485	8.9%
25 to 34	918	16.9%
35 to 44	496	9.1%
45 to 54	849	15.7%
55 to 64	388	7.2%
65 to 74	573	10.6%
75 and over	198	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,221	59.4%
Black or African American	413	7.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	26	0.5%
Two or more races	195	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,561	28.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.3%

High school graduate44.5%

Some college or associate's21.4%

Bachelor's degree6.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	833	24.3%
High school graduate	1,523	44.5%
Some college or associate's	733	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	235	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	98	2.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone86.6%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.4%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,003	86.6%
Carpooled	195	8.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	24	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	33	1.4%
Other means	58	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	662	29.0%
15 to 29 min	434	19.0%
30 to 44 min	426	18.7%
45 to 59 min	584	25.6%
60+ min	174	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.22
Poverty rate: 10.3% (546 of 5,291)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,353	81.9%
Nonfamily households	300	18.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,653	87.1%
Vacant	245	12.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,061	64.2%
Renter-occupied	592	35.8%

1-unit, detached71.5%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units4.5%

20 or more units5.8%

Mobile home & other10.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,358	71.5%
1-unit, attached	10	0.5%
2 to 4 units	134	7.1%
5 to 19 units	85	4.5%
20 or more units	111	5.8%
Mobile home & other	200	10.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4802260
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.77 sq mi
Water area: 0.72 sq mi
Center point: 32.4094, -97.2108