Uvalde County, Texas

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 24,810
Median household income: $57,849
Median home value: $144,400

Home to 24,810 residents, Uvalde County is one of Texas's counties. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $57,849 runs below the Texas figure of $76,292.

From 2019 to 2023, Uvalde County's population declined 7.8% from 26,920 to 24,810, while its median household income rose 38.8% from $41,679 to $57,849.

The median resident is 34.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,810
Median age: 34.6 yrs
Median household income: $57,849
Median home value: $144,400
Median gross rent: $966
Housing units: 10,092
Homeownership rate: 66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,92024,810

Median household income

$41,679$57,849

Median home value

$89,000$144,400

Median gross rent

$645$966

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,920	$41,679	$89,000	$645
2020	26,899	$45,936	$103,000	$834
2021	24,918	$51,602	$101,300	$868
2022	24,833	$55,000	$129,900	$1,014
2023	24,810	$57,849	$144,400	$966

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1719.0%

18 to 2411.3%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,769	7.1%
5 to 17	4,723	19.0%
18 to 24	2,810	11.3%
25 to 34	3,240	13.1%
35 to 44	3,244	13.1%
45 to 54	2,410	9.7%
55 to 64	2,542	10.2%
65 to 74	2,235	9.0%
75 and over	1,837	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,406	25.8%
Black or African American	154	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	44	0.2%
Asian	277	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	90	0.4%
Two or more races	291	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17,548	70.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.7%

High school graduate25.9%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree15.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,370	21.7%
High school graduate	4,018	25.9%
Some college or associate's	4,993	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	2,344	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	783	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone79.9%

Carpooled13.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,177	79.9%
Carpooled	1,361	13.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	110	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	424	4.1%
Other means	168	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,749	58.6%
15 to 29 min	2,397	24.4%
30 to 44 min	816	8.3%
45 to 59 min	162	1.7%
60+ min	692	7.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.85
Poverty rate: 21.9% (5,242 of 23,990)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,757	68.4%
Nonfamily households	2,665	31.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,422	83.5%
Vacant	1,670	16.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,601	66.5%
Renter-occupied	2,821	33.5%

1-unit, detached73.2%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units5.1%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other13.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,389	73.2%
1-unit, attached	68	0.7%
2 to 4 units	712	7.1%
5 to 19 units	510	5.1%
20 or more units	95	0.9%
Mobile home & other	1,318	13.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 48463
State: Texas
Land area: 1,552 sq mi
Water area: 6.71 sq mi
Center point: 29.3503, -99.7684

Cities & places

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