Vega

Population: 946
Median household income: $76,406
Median home value: $124,600

Vega is a community in Oldham County, Texas, home to 946 residents. At $76,406, its median household income sits in line with Oldham County's $76,402.

From 2019 to 2023, Vega's population declined 7.6% from 1,024 to 946, while its median home value rose 38.8% from $89,800 to $124,600.

13.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 76.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 946
Median age: 37.0 yrs
Median household income: $76,406
Median home value: $124,600
Median gross rent: $1,120
Housing units: 420
Homeownership rate: 76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,024946

Median household income

$65,278$76,406

Median home value

$89,800$124,600

Median gross rent

$775$1,120

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,024	$65,278	$89,800	$775
2020	975	$66,765	$101,800	$783
2021	1,118	$70,000	$96,000	$890
2022	1,035	$71,042	$120,000	$1,103
2023	946	$76,406	$124,600	$1,120

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

Age distribution

Under 59.4%

5 to 1712.7%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 3418.2%

35 to 4417.3%

45 to 549.0%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	89	9.4%
5 to 17	120	12.7%
18 to 24	56	5.9%
25 to 34	172	18.2%
35 to 44	164	17.3%
45 to 54	85	9.0%
55 to 64	96	10.1%
65 to 74	120	12.7%
75 and over	44	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	614	64.9%
Black or African American	7	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	318	33.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.2%

High school graduate21.0%

Some college or associate's47.4%

Bachelor's degree9.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	124	18.2%
High school graduate	143	21.0%
Some college or associate's	323	47.4%
Bachelor's degree	65	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	26	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone74.3%

Carpooled16.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	352	74.3%
Carpooled	76	16.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	27	5.7%
Other means	10	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	99	22.1%
15 to 29 min	69	15.4%
30 to 44 min	165	36.9%
45 to 59 min	58	13.0%
60+ min	56	12.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 14.9% (137 of 922)

	Count	Share
Family households	255	72.9%
Nonfamily households	95	27.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	350	83.3%
Vacant	70	16.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	269	76.9%
Renter-occupied	81	23.1%

1-unit, detached78.8%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other19.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	331	78.8%
1-unit, attached	3	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5	1.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	81	19.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4875188
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.34 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.2453, -102.4292