Uvalde

Population: 15,344
Median household income: $50,967
Median home value: $131,600

Located in Uvalde County, Texas, Uvalde is a community with a population of 15,344. Its median household income of $50,967 runs below the Uvalde County figure of $57,849.

Between 2019 and 2023, Uvalde's population declined 5.0% from 16,154 to 15,344, while its median home value rose 69.4% from $77,700 to $131,600.

Owners occupy 63.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 33.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,344
Median age: 33.9 yrs
Median household income: $50,967
Median home value: $131,600
Median gross rent: $1,013
Housing units: 5,983
Homeownership rate: 63.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,15415,344

Median household income

$41,713$50,967

Median home value

$77,700$131,600

Median gross rent

$633$1,013

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,154	$41,713	$77,700	$633
2020	16,122	$41,683	$94,200	$781
2021	15,374	$46,439	$91,300	$846
2022	15,342	$47,289	$131,100	$1,061
2023	15,344	$50,967	$131,600	$1,013

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1720.8%

18 to 2411.2%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,023	6.7%
5 to 17	3,188	20.8%
18 to 24	1,713	11.2%
25 to 34	2,065	13.5%
35 to 44	2,159	14.1%
45 to 54	1,297	8.5%
55 to 64	1,492	9.7%
65 to 74	1,361	8.9%
75 and over	1,046	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,350	15.3%
Black or African American	137	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	44	0.3%
Asian	262	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	26	0.2%
Two or more races	242	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12,283	80.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma26.1%

High school graduate22.7%

Some college or associate's34.9%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,454	26.1%
High school graduate	2,142	22.7%
Some college or associate's	3,285	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,049	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	490	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone76.6%

Carpooled16.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,986	76.6%
Carpooled	1,092	16.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	65	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	278	4.3%
Other means	92	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,035	64.7%
15 to 29 min	1,610	25.8%
30 to 44 min	118	1.9%
45 to 59 min	106	1.7%
60+ min	366	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 26.3% (3,881 of 14,751)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,546	68.1%
Nonfamily households	1,658	31.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,204	87.0%
Vacant	779	13.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,319	63.8%
Renter-occupied	1,885	36.2%

1-unit, detached76.8%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units7.5%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other6.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,594	76.8%
1-unit, attached	20	0.3%
2 to 4 units	446	7.5%
5 to 19 units	446	7.5%
20 or more units	94	1.6%
Mobile home & other	383	6.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4874588
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.69 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 29.2152, -99.7772